Pat Ryan Cork

The Sarsfields clubman managed Cork U20s to All-Ireland titles in 2020 and 2021.

He also delivered Munster titles in both seasons, while serving on various committees through that period. Ryan was a clear front-runner for the job — left vacant by Kieran Kingston yesterday — having steered the Cork U20 hurlers to All-Ireland titles in 2020 and 2021. “Cork County GAA Executive will propose the appointment of Pat Ryan, Sarsfields, as Cork Senior Hurling manager, for ratification at tomorrow night’s County Committee meeting for July in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

The Cork County Board meets this week with one issue dominating the agenda - ratifying Kieran Kingston's replacement as the county senior hurling manager, Pat ...

For instance, O’Connor was due to take over coaching the Cork minor hurlers in 2020, with Jimmy Barry-Murphy as team manager, but that appointment fell through at the last minute. Would O’Connor be happy to work with the county board after that experience? In due course he became Cork senior hurling coach under Kieran Kingston, a role he held when Cork beat Clare in Thurles won the 2017 Munster title. He impressed as a manager first at club level in Cork over a decade ago, leading Sarsfields to county championship success. Officials’ interest in the outgoing manager continuing for one more year suggested a hankering after continuity, which is understandable. A period of rumination usually followed by an accelerating consensus: Pat Ryan. In this case, the rumination didn’t last too long.

The Cork County GAA Executive will propose the appointment of Pat Ryan as Cork senior hurling manager for ratification at Tuesday night's meeting in Páirc ...

Having seen his management and coaching skills with our teams previously, I have no doubt that the development of our players is in safe hands.” His record in both arenas speaks for itself and we look forward to him building on the significant work completed by the outgoing management team in the ongoing pursuit of Liam McCarthy.” Cork GAA CEO, Kevin O’Donovan said, “Pat’s appointment will be another clear example of our desire to provide a pathway to managers and coaches through both Club and County systems.

Pat Ryan will take charge of the Cork hurling team for the next three years, it has been confirmed.

Cork GAA CEO Kevin O’Donovan described his appointment as “another clear example of our desire to provide a pathway to managers and coaches through both club and county systems. Ryan's selectors will be named at a later date. The Sarsfields man managed his club to Cork titles in 2012 and 2014, having won titles as a player in 2008 and 2010.

Ryan will be handed a three-year term and his brief will essentially be to recapture the Liam MacCarthy Cup, with Cork currently enduring their longest ever ...

Most significant in his landing the job, however, is his recent involvement with the county under-20 team, who he managed to successive Munster and All-Ireland titles in 2020 and ‘21. He served as coach/selector under Kingston during his first term in the Cork job in 2016 and ‘17, with Cork winning a Munster title in the latter season. Ryan was part of the Cork team that won a breakthrough All-Ireland in 1999, their first in nine years, while he also won a Munster Championship that year and the following year, as well as a League title in 1998.

Former All-Ireland winner set to ratified on a three-year term on Tuesday night.

Kingston’s latest season with Cork ended two weeks ago in disappointment after defeat by Galway in the All-Ireland quarter-final. Having previously served as selector and coach with his native county under Jimmy Barry-Murphy, Kingston was appointed Cork manager in 2016, serving for two seasons, before stepping away, only to return in 2020. Cork GAA chief executive officer, Kevin O’Donovan, said: “Pat’s appointment will be another clear example of our desire to provide a pathway to managers and coaches through both club and county systems.