Pat Mulcahy and Pat Ryan out of Cork manager race

Two of the men linked with the vacant Cork hurling manager’s post have ruled themselves out of contention to succeed Jimmy Barry-Murphy.

Pat Mulcahy, who led Cork IT to a Fitzgibbon Cup final and semi-final in the past two seasons, and Pat Ryan, manager of Sarsfields for county SHC wins in both 2012 and 2014, had both been mentioned as possible successors for Barry-Murphy, who resigned last Saturday night.

Both have cited other commitments as preventing them from being considered, however.