Walsh confirmed as new Cork football coach, Ó hAilpín joins minor hurling ticket

When the Irish Examiner first reported the likelihood of Walsh linking up with Cork for the season ahead, Kerry’s 2014 All-Ireland winning manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice described Walsh’s impending move south as a “major coup”.

CORK-BOUND: Former Galway and Sligo football manager Kevin Walsh

Former Galway and Sligo manager Kevin Walsh has been confirmed as the new Cork football coach.

The two-time Connacht SFC winning manager was ratified as the new coach in John Cleary’s backroom team at the Cork county board meeting on Tuesday night.