Colin Healy resigns as Cork City manager after difficult start

Colin Healy has resigned as Cork City manager after three seasons in charge, with the club second from bottom in the Premier Division after 13 games.

The club confirmed news of his departure to RTÉ Sport late on Wednesday.

Cork City slipped to their fourth successive defeat on Bank Holiday Monday, a 5-0 loss away to league leaders Bohemians, with Healy afterwards claiming that officials were "killing us".

This afternoon, Cork unveiled the highly experienced two-time league winning manager Liam Buckley as their new sporting director, though it is understood that Healy's decision to depart was made before this appointment.

Buckley and Liam Kearney will take charge of the team for Friday's league game at home to St Patrick's Athletic, who are also without a manager following the departure of Tim Clancy on Tuesday.

Healy - a Cork native who was capped 13 times for Republic of Ireland during his playing career - was appointed as manager, initially on an interim manager, in October 2020 when the side were already bound for relegation from the top flight.

He was subsequently charged with restoring their Premier Division status, which was achieved at the second time of asking last season, Cork holding off Galway United to win the 2022 First Division.

However, they have endured a difficult return to the top flight, mustering just two wins in their opening 13 matches, home wins against UCD and Dundalk respectively.

They currently sit in the relegation playoff spot, three points clear of UCD.