Cork eyeing silver lining in cup, says Dan Murray

As they watch Dundalk disappearing over the horizon in the league, Cork City and St Patrick’s Athletic have had just a couple of days in which to lick their wounds after their respective unhappy Mondays in Tallaght Stadium and Oriel Park.

Now they meet tonight at Turner’s Cross in a Third Round FAI Cup game which has taken on added and perhaps even season-determining significance for both clubs (kick off 7.25pm, live on RTÉ 2).

“You can talk about finishing second but it’s not really remembered who finished second over the course of the years,” City veteran Dan Murray observes.