Cork City FC are delighted to announce the signings of Billy and Darren Dennehy.

Darren, who joined last year after spending a number of years in England, has signed back with the club for the coming season. The central defender missed a significant part of last season through injury; returning for the final league game against St. Pat’s, and he told CorkCityFC.ie that he cannot wait to get back to playing after that absence. “John is putting a good squad together, as people can see with the players who have been signed already. He has brought players in who have won things and I think top four should be our main target. Last season I felt my best was yet to come when I got injured.”

Billy, who originally joined the club in 2009, returns to City after four seasons with Shamrock Rovers. The winger won a number of trophies with the Dublin side, but he said he always wanted to move back to Leeside. Speaking after signing a two year deal with the club, Billy said: “It is obviously a very different club now to the one I left, and the club has made great strides in the last few years. Even when I was away, it is a club I always wanted to come back to at some stage in my career. When the chance came up, I had no doubt in my mind that it was what I wanted to do.”

“The manager is putting a good squad together. He has made a couple of good signings and we will all work hard in pre-season and look forward to the first game of next season. The club should be there or thereabouts in every competition next season; we will be a hard-working group and hopefully that will be reflected in our results.”

Commenting on the signings, Cork City manager John Caulfield said he was pleased to have added the brothers to his squad: “Billy is in the prime of his career and is another big addition to the squad. I feel he is a much better player now than he was when he was at the club previously. His goal ratio at Shamrock Rovers was quite good and that shows our intent to get goals. Darren had a disappointing season last year with injury but he has worked really hard to get himself right and he looks in great condition. I think the signings show our intent and I am delighted with two great signings.”

We will have interviews with both Billy and Darren on CorkCityFC.ie tomorrow.