By Cian O'Connell

Cork GAA has confirmed that Cian O'Neill will be involved with Ronan McCarthy's backroom team with the county senior football team in 2020.

Former Kildare manager O'Neill will act as coach for McCarthy alongside selectors Gary O'Halloran and Sean Hayes.

A Cork GAA statement said: "We are delighted to welcome Cian on board given his extensive experience as former Kildare manager, as a former coach to a number of Senior inter-county teams in both football and hurling and of course, as Head of Department of Sports, Leisure and Childhood Studies at Cork Institute of Technology.

"Also, joining the Senior Football management team as S&C coach will be Kevin Smith, working under newly appointed High Performance manager Aidan O'Connell. Kevin is a former head of S&C at Stade Français Rugby Club and is currently completing a PhD at Cork Institute of Technology."