Liam Kearney: Building support structures for Cork City kids

Kearney’s experience as a youth team player has helped shape his commitment to understanding youngsters’ vulnerabilities

Cork City's Liam Kearney: 'It was going to come down to budgets, but the club knew they couldn’t overlook how important it is'. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

One of Liam Kearney’s top priorities when he succeeded Colin Healy as Cork City’s head of academy in January was to ensure that the services of a psychologist for all youth players was retained.

It was an early test in his new role.