Kian Leavy keen to make up for lost time as Saints eye title charge

Elsewhere Cork City manager Tim Clancy outlines he’s “massively down bodies” for Monday's trip to Drogheda United.

St Pats’ Kian Leavy and Cian Byrne of Galway battle for the ball. Pic: ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne

Three years of injuries at Reading dashed Kian Leavy’s English football dreams but just past his 23rd birthday he’s making a decent stab at returning there.

The attacking midfielder has been instrumental in St Patrick’s Athletic rising to the top of the Premier Division, opening the scoring in Friday’s 2-0 win over Galway United.