Mulvey rules out Rebels row role

LABOUR Relations Commission (LRC) chief Kieran Mulvey believes that the protagonists in the current dispute should forget their differences and reach a settlement.

Admitting he was ‘‘astonished at the turn of events’’ following the re-appointment of Gerald McCarthy as manager of the hurling team, Mulvey stated that he would not be offering to intervene at the present time. He expressed the view that incoming GAA President Christy Cooney and Director-General Paraic Duffy had the experience to help broker a deal.

“I would like to think that Christy Cooney would be able to hand over a trophy to a Cork team during his presidency, the same as Nickey Brennan was able to do with Kilkenny,’’ he told RTÉ’s ‘Business’ programme yesterday.