Pat Ryan interview: 'The disgusting point is that they were totally made-up stories'

In first interview since he announced his departure as Cork hurling manager Pat Ryan emphatically rejects Cork bust-up rumours at half time in the All-Ireland final defeat to Tipperary

LIES, DAMN LIES: 'Absolutely, under no circumstances did anything like that ever happen in my time with three years involved with Cork,' says outgoing Cork hurling manager Pat Ryan. Pic: by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

PAT Ryan has rubbished claims there was a half-time row in the Cork dressing room in last month’s All-Ireland SHC final.

In an interview with the Irish Examiner, the outgoing Cork manager also revealed he and the county board took the decision not to stage a homecoming in the event Cork lost the game several weeks in advance of the defeat to Tipperary.