Shane Ronayne 'aggrieved' at losing Erika O'Shea to AFLW

Shane Ronayne is with his third different county side in three different years.

In 2020 he was managing the Tipperary women's team, before a stint with the Waterford men last year. But his current job, with his native Cork, has always been the dream position.

"Obviously I've always had my eye on it, it's something I've wanted to do," Ronayne says at this week's TG4 All-Ireland Championship launch.

"So when the job became available I was encouraged by a lot of players to go for it. It was too good an opportunity to turn down.

"There was a tinge of sadness leaving Waterford as well. My dad is from Waterford and he was delighted when I got that job.

"When I rang him to tell him I was going to get the Cork job he was delighted because he knew that was what I always really wanted to do. I enjoyed the year in Waterford. It was a short time. If the Cork job hadn't come along I'd still be there."

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Cork, for so long, were the team to beat in the women's game.

11 All-Ireland titles in 12 years moved them from first-time winners to joint top of the roll of honour list with Kerry, who they face in the Munster SFC final on Saturday.

But Ronayne comes into a team which has fallen down the pecking order. The 11th title came some six years ago now, and they've been beaten in two finals since.

Last summer they had Meath beaten in the semi final, but the Royals produced an astounding finish to force extra time, and the Rebels couldn't regain the initiative.

But the new man in the dugout in the southern