CORK CHAIR IS CALLING FOR TIME TO REFLECT

CORK chairman Pat Horgan says a “time for reflection" is needed before any decisions are made on Pat Ryan's future.

- BY PAT NOLAN

Ryan's three-year term as senior hurling manager ended with last Sunday's heavy All-Ireland final defeat to Tipperary and it remains to be seen what his intentions are for 2026.

It is not believed that there will be any push against him from the county board, while he remains popular among the playing group, but whether the Sarsfields man will have the appetite for a fourth year at the helm is questionable, particularly given the circumstances of last Sunday's loss.

He had said at the outset of his reign that if he didn't deliver an All-Ireland within the allotted three years that his term would be deemed “a failure”.

He doubled down on that at Cork’s media event ahead of the final, saying: “Failure, is it the right word? It's probably a harsh word at times. But it's true, to be honest with you.”