Refreshed Damien Delaney up for Waterford task after ‘hitting a brick wall’ at Cork City

Damien Delaney has started pre-season as a Waterford player determined to learn the lessons from a challenging six months at Cork City which saw the 37-year-old “hit a brick wall”, as he puts it, before eventually parting company with his hometown club in early December.

“At the end of the season, I really needed a break,” says the former Ireland international who, in a headline-grabbing summer move in the domestic game, had swapped the Premier League for the League of Ireland.