Ronan McCarthy has described the Cork 2024 five-year plan, published last week, as “a step in the right direction” for football in the county.

There are no immediate plans to fill the void left by departed Cork football selector Ciarán O’Sullivan, manager Ronan McCarthy has revealed.

It’s only February, but are summer line-ups coming into view? A chat with Ronan McCarthy indicates that while the Cork football manager isn’t about to pick his championship 15 now, he does concede things are “starting to take shape bit by bit”.

It's only February, and it’s important to remember that, says Peter McNamara.

Cork senior football coach Ronan McCarthy is hopeful that Seán Powter will be back in full training by May, but he insists that the talented youngster will be given as much time as is required to recover from a torn hamstring.

Cork football manager, Ronan McCarthy, has welcomed Donncha O’Connor’s decision to stay on with the Rebels, saying the Ballydesmond man can still contribute on the field of play.

Limerick’s John Kiely and Cork’s Ronan McCarthy are among those inter-county managers who may not be able to field players from their senior county championship-winning clubs in this year’s Allianz Leagues.

Asked if the Cork management have prepared for every eventuality in Sunday’s Munster final against Kerry, Ronan McCarthy is refreshingly honest.

Cork football selector Ronan McCarthy responded last night to criticism from former Kerry star Tomás Ó Sé and former Cork footballer James Masters, saying that the Rebel players and management had not allowed recent comments to become a distraction as they prepare for the Munster final against Kerry on Sunday week.

Brian Cuthbert and Ronan McCarthy ran into each other at a "work thing" early in the New Year.

Cork forward Mark Collins has welcomed the return of Ronan McCarthy as coach with the Rebel senior footballers.