BRIAN CUTHBERT HAS tonight been ratified as the new Cork senior football manager.
A county board meeting at Páirc Uí Chaoimh rubberstamped Cuthbert’s appointment for a two-year term.
Cuthbert succeeds Conor Counihan after the 2010 All-Ireland winning boss stepped down in the wake of Cork’s championship defeat to Dublin in August.
The Bishopstown club man had been one of the front-runners for the post with former county U21 manager John Cleary, the other main contender vying for the post.
But Cuthbert was the selection of the six-man selection committee which included county board executive members Bob Ryan, Frank Murphy and Ger Lane along with club delegates Frank Long (Bandon), Paul McCarthy (Kinsale) and Dermot O’Regan (Douglas).
Cuthbert had been involved as a Cork senior selector since the start of the 2013 season when he was drafted in by Counihan. He is in line
Club Level
Before that Cuthbert was a well-regarded figure on the Cork club scene and had been at the helm of his club’s senior football side. Bishopstown reached the Cork SFC semi-final stage this year before bowing out against Nemo Rangers last month.
Cuthbert’s inter-county management credentials were affirmed with the Cork minor side that he guided to the 2010 All-Ireland final where they were narrowly beaten by Tyrone.
Thomas Clancy, Damien Cahalane, John O’Rourke and Brian Hurley all graduated from that minor side to start for the county senior outfit this summer.
Cuthbert, who is a principal at Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh primary school in Bishopstown, captained Cork as a player to win the 1993 All-Ireland minor football title.
Brian Hurley with Cuthbert after Cork’s 2010 All-Ireland minor semi-final win
Pic: INPHO/Cathal Noonan
Hurling League
Meanwhile it was also announced tonight that Cork are to support the latest Allianz Hurling League proposals which were unveiled at a Central Council meeting last Saturday.
The new Cork U21 hurling manager was also named tonight with Pat Kenneally appointed to the position.
Newcestown clubman Kenneally is the county’s former minor boss with 1999 Cork All-Ireland winner Alan Browne (Blackrock) set to be one of his selectors.
The other selectors are John Hodgins (St Finbarr’s), Damien Irwin (Killeagh) and Ger O’Halloran (Ballinhassig).
UP THE REBELS !
Being honest, think cleary would have ben a better man for the job but we will see…
2 more years without sam then….
Up the Dubs
Your muppet. But I love the way yourself and Steve are so fascinated with cork! LOVE IT!!!!!!
I don’t have a muppet
I’m glad you love it Patrick. Love is in the air!!!!
Spot on again Nelly. It’s only non Cork people who can’t admit to that and also can’t see how they are the laughing stock of the GAA world now as they can’t fight like men for promotion but instead have to get their daddy (Frank Murphy) to mind them and get them a free pass so they don’t throw all their toys out of the pram, again!!
Sure didn’t the Kilkenny CB support the new league proposals, Steve. Did you take it up with them them instead of spamming this place with your repetitive drivel or were Ned Quinn & Co. too busy concocting conspiracy theories ? And Frank Murphy is a Kilkennyman. And you can see it by his latest attempts to destroy Cork hurling by appointing that incompetent fool Kenneally to the U21 hurlers job and underachieving areskisser Cuthbert to the senior football job. Frank is the best friend the Powder Pissers have.
Kilkenny can support what they want as they are league champions. Kilkenny will be in the top division regardless. Cork are the gutless ones looking for an easy out!!
Paul would you leave Nelly and Steve alone, you’d have a “chip on your shoulder” too if you were not from Cork.
Kilkenny being league champions is completely and utterly irrelevant. The point is that the Kilkenny county board supported the league proposals put forward, the ones you are alleging every day by spamming this site are yet another Cork conspiracy., If it’s a conspiracy, Kilkenny are in on it too. Why don’t you spam them?
I hear Noel King’s at a loose end. Premature choice by Cork County Board!
Sweet jesus keneally as u21 boss. Joke shop. The man is an embarrassment
Merrrrrrrr
Of course Cork are supporting the new proposals as it promotes them without them having to play a match. Crazy decision from the GAA
RATIFIED!!!!
Sam won’t be returning to lee side