'I’m very grateful to get back to work' says Colin Healy as life at Kerry FC begins

New Kerry FC manager Colin Healy with Kerry FC CEO Billy Dennehy, left, at the club grounds at Mounthawk Park in Tralee, Kerry. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Colin Healy says Kerry FC strategic project and the timing of the opportunity were defining factors in him picking the option for his football return.

Although Premier Division Waterford approached him about his managerial vacancy, and an opportunity arose of returning to Cork City as assistant, he’s taken a leap of faith with the First Division strugglers.