'Our Edith Piaf in the Evergreen' - a player's tribute to Noelle Feeney

Former player Neal Horgan pays warm tribute to Cork City FC legend, the late Noelle Feeney.

I see her now, appearing before us as we come out heads high into the cauldron of colour, noise and smoke, each man focusing on his own thoughts, trying to remain unnerved for the battle ahead, writes Neal Horgan.

There she is, waiting just outside the tunnel, as we enter the pitch – she is catching each City player by the hand, one after the other, wetting our hands and sometimes our heads with her holy water as we try to get out past her and into the light.