Brian Cody: 'I didn't own the job. You move on and that's it'

Two years after he stepped down, Brian Cody speaks for the first time on his glittering managerial career

Former Kilkenny hurling manager and current Hurling Development Committee member Brian Cody during the Hurling Development Committee media event at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

In the 789 days that Brian Cody has been retired from managing Kilkenny, he has barely spoken publicly about his decision to bring down the curtain on a largely glittering 24 years.

Until Wednesday morning that is. Launching the GAA’s Hurling Development Committee (HDC) of which he is a member, he spoke about bringing down the curtain on an era that produced 11 All-Ireland SHC titles, 18 Leinster championships and 10 Allianz Hurling Leagues.