Eimear Ryan: It's the season for retirements, rebirths, and the eternal Brian Cody

It’s been interesting to reflect on Cody’s longevity and constancy amidst the flurry of player retirements recently, writes Eimear Ryan

Kilkenny manager Brian Cody during the Leinster Championship win over Dublin last year. Picture: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

The year that Brian Cody became Kilkenny manager, Bessborough Mother and Baby Home closed. Cher was at the top of the charts at her vocoder best; Monica and Chandler got together; I started secondary school.

Cody’s managerial career has spanned three presidential impeachments — two Trump and one Clinton — and predates both Google and Wikipedia. Any newly-minted college graduates that he calls up to the panel this year will not even have been born when he took over the Kilkenny squad.