Richie Holland: 'When Cork City are winning, you can see it’s a different animal'

The league table, while still showing City occupying the relegation playoff berth, has a brighter complexion with just two points to Drogs and a further gap of two for Sligo Rovers in seventh place to be caught.

THREE IN A ROW: Cork City have won three game 1-0 in a row to give them a brighter outlook on their league status with Drogs and Sligo Rovers in sight. Pic:©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Defensive solidity and an emphasis on pragmatism are the key drivers of Cork City’s revival, according to stand-in boss Richie Holland.

Friday’s three points at Drogheda United was the third 1-0 in a row for the Rebel Army, a run only currently matched in the Premier Division by St Patrick’s Athletic.