The damage caused to the Derrynane Stand at Turner’s Cross by Storm Ophelia was cleared in time for kick-off…
With the subsequently reduced capacity, tickets were particularly hard to come by…
The Cross was buzzing…
The Shed was lit up…
The teams couldn’t be separated…
But that was enough for Cork City…
The celebrations began…
After finishing second for three years in a row, it was a sweet success for manager John Caulfield…
The fans made their way onto the pitch…
Conor McCormack, Garry Buckley and Greg Bolger savoured the celebrations…
And they continued in the dressing room…