Ronan McCarthy
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Rónán Mac Cárthaigh | |||||
| Sport | Gaelic football | |||||
| Position | Right corner-back | |||||
| Born |
1973 Douglas, Cork, Ireland | |||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||
| Occupation | Secondary school principal | |||||
| Club(s) | ||||||
| Years | Club | |||||
|
Cork titles | 0 | |||||
| Colleges(s) | ||||||
| Years | College | |||||
1991-1995 | University College Cork | |||||
| College titles | ||||||
| Sigerson titles | 1 | |||||
| Inter-county(ies) | ||||||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | ||||
1997-2002 | Cork | 16 (0-00) | ||||
| Inter-county titles | ||||||
| Munster titles | 2 | |||||
| All-Irelands | 0 | |||||
| NFL | 1 | |||||
| All Stars | 0 | |||||
Ronan McCarthy (born 1973) is an Irish
Cork senior football team
. McCarthy usually lined out as a defender.
Playing career
McCarthy first came to prominence as a
Coaching career
McCarthy's coaching career began at various levels with the
County Championship title in 2016.[6] McCarthy returned to the Cork senior team as a selector under Peadar Healy in 2017 before being appointed as manager at the end of that season.[7] His four seasons in charge saw Cork reclaim and secure their National League Division 2 status, while the team also beat Kerry for the first time in eight seasons.[8] In his final season in charge, McCarthy was found to be in breach of COVID-19 restrictions by holding an unauthorised training session on Youghal beach and was handed a 12-week suspension by the GAA's Central Hearings Committee.[9]
Personal life
McCarthy was educated at Coláiste Chríost Rí before completing a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and French at University College Cork. He later qualified as a teacher and spent 20 years at Nagle Community School with his final two years as principal. In October 2016, McCarthy was appointed principal of Glanmire Community College.[10]
Honours
Player
- University College Cork
- Sigerson Cup: 1995
- Douglas
- Cork Intermediate Football Championship: 1997
- Cork
- Munster Senior Football Championship: 1999, 2002
- 1998-99
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: 1991
- Munster Minor Football Championship: 1991
Management
- Carbery Rangers
- Cork Senior Football Championship: 2016
- Cork
Career statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Cork | 24 August 2017 | 7 September 2021 | 38 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 52.6 |
References
- ^ Shannon, Kieran (11 July 2018). "Cork and Ronan McCarthy can't afford this insular outlook". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "The Cork Senior Football Team Have Their New Manager". Pundit Arena. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Ronan McCarthy named as Cork's new football boss on a three-year term". Irish Independent. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Cork appoint Ronan McCarthy as senior football manager". Irish Times. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Four-in-a-row joy for Nemo". Irish Examiner. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Moynihan, Michael (17 October 2016). "Magnificent Carbery Rangers enjoy finest hour". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Ronan McCarthy named as Cork's new football boss on a three-year term". Irish Independent. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ Keys, Colm (8 November 2020). "Kerry's Championship dreams destroyed after stunning extra-time final act sees Cork triumph". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ Moran, Seán. "Challenging Ronan McCarthy ban was fight Cork were always likely to lose". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ Woods, Mark (25 August 2017). "Dual Cork role for new boss Ronan McCarthy". Evening Echo. Retrieved 25 August 2017.