He played hurling for Cork and won an All-Ireland medal in 1966, and then in 1984 he went on to manage Cork to an All-Ireland win. Doing the work I do, I find it intensely frustrating at times that there seems to be a can’t-do attitude to some of the big problems we have in the country. Within five years, it was rebuilt and restored, and you’d wonder if that would be possible in this country. Justin McCarthy: 'I’m on a fairly even keel, so I don’t get overexcited about things'What have you lost that you would like to have back? He was, as I mentioned, a hurling manager, and he coached teams all over the country – Cork, Clare, Tipperary, Antrim - and I usually would have gone with him to keep him company.

Source: The Irish Times December 13, 2025 19:19 UTC