Éamonn Ryan

Éamonn Ryan (1941 – 14 January 2021) was an Irish football manager and player born in Watergrasshill, County Cork.

He played football with his local clubs Glenville and UCC and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1963 until 1968.

[1] He played hurling with his local club Watergrasshill, winning East Cork junior A and Cork County junior A titles with the club in 1974.

Ryan, who steered the Cork ladies footballers to 10 All-Irelands in 11 years between 2005 and 2015 — including their first ever Brendan Martin Cup success in 2005 — had been battling illness.

Cork also won nine national football leagues during his two stints at the helm, from 2004 to 2009 and from 2011 to 2015.