Ronan McCarthy served out 12-week ban despite 'denial of fair procedure'

The then Cork boss was offered a reprocessing of his case after his squad held a training session on Youghal beach on January 2, 2021.

Ronan McCarthy during his time as Cork senior football manager. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Despite it being accepted he was denied fair procedure and offered a reprocessing of his case, former Cork football manager Ronan McCarthy chose to serve out his 12-week suspension in 2021.

A misconduct charge which was considered to have discredited the association was made against McCarthy after Cork held a training session on Youghal beach on January 2 of that year during a collective training ban and Covid lockdown restrictions. The GAA’s management committee proposed a 12-week ban.