Cork City FC are pleased to announce that Colin Healy has signed a new contract with the club.

The midfielder made twenty league appearances for the club last season, and speaking to CorkCityFC.ie, Healy said: “I am very pleased to have signed back with Cork City for the 2016 season. We are all looking forward to the new season and hopefully we can have a good year.”

City boss John Caulfield praised Healy’s positive influence at the club, saying: “Since I came in, Colin has been fantastic, both on the pitch and off it. In 2014, he had a fantastic season and played the majority of our games, unfortunately last year he picked up an injury in the final third of the season but he had done really well up to that point.”

“He is a real leader, a Cork City man and he is fantastic around the training ground. While some of our older players from 2015 have moved on, we were anxious to keep Colin because he is such a good person and a good influence around the club.”

“You have to weigh up who you feel is going to have the most influence on the squad. There are a lot of young players coming through in the squad, including some of our Under 19s, but Colin has been top class since I came in and that is why I was anxious to keep him for another year.”

Caulfield also confirmed that full back Ross Gaynor will not be at the club next year, stating: “Ross has decided to move on and I would like to thank him for his services. He has done really well for us in the last year and a half but we probably knew from a while back that this would happen and we wish him well.”

Hear more from John Caulfield on CorkCityFC.ie later today.