Ronan McCarthy (born 1973) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former

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. At club level he played with

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and was a member of and later managed the

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. McCarthy usually lined out as a defender.

Playing career

McCarthy first came to prominence as a Gaelic footballer at juvenile and underage levels with the

club. After being overlooked at schools' level for the

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team, he subsequently won a

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title in 1995 as a student at

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. Two years later he won a County Intermediate Championship title with the Douglas intermediate team. McCarthy first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the extended panel of the Cork minor team that beat

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in the 1991 All-Ireland minor final. After being overlooked for the Cork under-21 team, he spent one season with the junior team before making his senior debut during the 1996-97 league. As a member of the team over the following six seasons, McCarthy won two

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medals and a

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title. He also lined out at right corner-back when Cork lost the 1999 All-Ireland final to Meath.

Coaching career

McCarthy's coaching career began at various levels with the

club, before taking charge of the club's senior team that lost the 2008 final to

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. He later became involved with various Cork development squads before becoming a selector with the

during

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's last season in charge in 2013. McCarthy was retained by new manager Brian Cuthbert and served as coach of the Cork senior team for a further two seasons. After taking a break from inter-county activity he managed the Carbery Rangers club to their inaugural

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title in 2016. McCarthy returned to the Cork senior team as a selector under

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in 2017 before being appointed as manager at the end of that season. His four seasons in charge saw Cork reclaim and secure their National League Division 2 status, while the team also beat

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for the first time in eight seasons. In his final season in charge, McCarthy was found to be in breach of COVID-19 restrictions by holding an unauthorised training session on

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beach and was handed a 12-week suspension by the GAA's Central Hearings Committee.

Personal life

McCarthy was educated at

before completing a

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in Economics and French at

. 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.

Honours

Player

;University College Cork *

: 1995 ;Douglas *

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: 1997 ;Cork *

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, 2002 *

: 1998-99 *

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Management

;Carbery Rangers *

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;Cork * National Football League Division 3:

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Career statistics

References

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