'It gives you a boost' - Cork City's Cathal O'Sullivan grateful for John O'Shea's support

April remains the target for a return action but for which club remains to be seen as his current Cork City contract will have expired by then.

Cork City's Cathal O'Sullivan at the announcement of EA SPORTS FC's return of the League of Ireland and their club packs. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile.

After the news broke that Cork City’s talented playmaker Cathal O’Sullivan had suffered the second Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury of his promising young career, his phone began to buzz with messages of encouragement from the League of Ireland community.

O’Sullivan’s former City boss Tim Clancy, who had given him his first team debut, had kept in regular contact with the 18-year-old regardless while Republic of Ireland under 17 manager Colin O’Brien also reached out.