Breaking: Keith Ricken to take over Cork senior footballers

Keith Ricken will take charge of the Cork seniors in 2022. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Keith Ricken is the new Cork senior football manager, the All-Ireland U20 winning boss emerging from a crowded field as the preferred choice of the selection committee.

Ricken was this afternoon confirmed as the recommendation of the five-person Cork GAA selection committee charged with putting in place Ronan McCarthy’s successor. He has been handed a two-year term.