Injured Cork City captain Johnny Dunleavy signs new contract

Club captain Johnny Dunleavy has signed for the new season with Cork City though it looks like being March at the earliest before he will be ready to return to action.

The Donegal man will miss the start of the season in February, as he continues his recovery from the cruciate knee injury he suffered in the 4-1 victory over Limerick at Turner’s Cross last June.

The injury meant Dunleavy had to look on from the sidelines as City won the double but it’s a measure of his determination to return and the regard in which the versatile defender is held, that he becomes the latest City player to agree a new deal.