UK transport union leader Mick Lynch declares love for Cork City

HE'S A REBEL: RMT general secretary, Mick Lynch speaking at a rally outside King's Cross Station in London. Lynch has declared his love for Cork City FC. Pic: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Popular UK transport union leader Mick Lynch has declared his love for Cork City, intending to visit Turner’s Cross in August for the First Division fixture against Treaty United.

Lynch, the son of Irish immigrants, has been the public face of this week’s rail strikes over pay and conditions as General Secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT).