Cork’s Ronan McCarthy relishing second coming

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

McCarthy had served as Cuthbert’s right-hand man during the latter’s turbulent first season as Cork football boss, departing the set-up last August following his appointment as principal of Nagle Community College, Mahon.

Unsure if he’d be able to give full commitment to the Cork role, McCarthy believed the team would be best served by a selector whose main focus were matters red and white.