Having been set to take time away from football after his spell as Kildare manager, Cian O’Neill has revealed how Ronan McCarthy coaxed him into the Cork set-up as a coach to the senior footballers.
“Two things happened — July was a free month and come August my wife was just sick of me,” O’Neill laughed.
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