O’Donovan pride at new Cork position

Newly-appointed Cork County Board administrator Diarmuid O’Donovan says it will be a “privilege to work for one of the most important organisations” on Leeside when he takes up the full-time role next month.

Outlining the personal significance of landing the newly-formed role, O’Donovan, writing in his weekly sports column in the Evening Echo, revealed his sadness at having to leave his post as assistant chief executive of the newspaper but vowed to utilise the experience he has gained in his current position to positively impact on the challenges he will encounter when he begins working for the CCB.

“It is a sad time for me because I will be leaving one of Cork’s other great institutions, the Evening Echo,” wrote O’Donovan. “I have had great times working for both the Evening Echo and the Irish Examiner over many years.”