Ruarí Keating: Cork City contract, play-off heartbreak and making his dad proud 

“Once relegation happened, it had to be done from both sides,” revealed Ruairi Keating.

NEW CHALLENGE: Ruairí Keating has signed for St Patrick's Athletic on a long-term contract.

But for their relegation, Ruairí Keating would still be a Cork City player next year.

He was happy there, having signed a long-term deal, and he remains eternally grateful for everything the club did for him after his father Ciarán’s tragic passing in July.