Brighton close in on Cork City striker Mark O’Mahony

CROSS-CHANNEL MOVE: Mark O'Mahony of Republic of Ireland celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the UEFA U17 Championship Qualifying Round Group 5 match between Republic of Ireland and North Macedonia at Turner's Cross in Cork. Pic: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Cork City look set to lose precocious teen striker Mark O’Mahony as Brighton and Hove Albion seek to swell their Irish battalion.

The Premier League club have in the last three seasons handed first-team debuts to Aaron Connolly, Jayson Molumby, Andrew Moran and, most famously, Evan Ferguson.