Ex Cork hurling manager threatened with 'bullet in the head', court hears

Former Cork hurling boss Gerald McCarthy was told he would get a bullet in the back of the head if he did not stand down as manager, when he received a threatening phone call Cork District Court heard today.

Sergeant Martin Canny testified that Mr McCarthy’s son, Paul McCarthy (aged 28) picked up the call at 9.24pm on March 5, 2009, at the height of the dispute with the 2008 panel.