Cork City doing their 'utmost' for league return

Turner's Cross - the home of Cork City F.C., empty since the start of lockdown.

As negotiations between the FAI and the clubs resume today in a bid make progress on a plan for the resumption of the League of Ireland, Cork City chairman Declan Carey says the club is doing its utmost to get back playing and would only consider non-participation this season as a last resort.

“We’re a football club at the end of the day and we want to be back playing games as soon as possible,” he said. “Previously, we had expressed a strong desire to not play games behind closed doors and that was mainly because of the financial impact it would have and from the perspective of atmosphere. But the more we speak to the management and get feedback from the players, the more it’s clear they want to be back playing, so we’re doing our utmost to make sure that happens.