CARLOW JOB NOT FOR DJ
Legend leaves Cats but isn’t in running for Barrowsiders role
DJ CAREY is not in the running for the vacant Carlow hurling managerial post.
Care y, 5 0 , was st r ongly linked with the role last week after it emerged that he was leaving the Kilkenny backroom team after only one year.
Brian Cody ( inset) ) was ratified last night to continue in his role as Cats boss for a
23rd season.
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All- Ireland winning m a n a g e r g u i d e d the county to a 16th 6th Leinster title in 2020, although Ki l kenny went out of t he Championship to Waterford in the All- Ireland semi- finals.
James Mcgarry and Martin Comerford are to continue as Cody’s selectors, with Michael Comer f o r d st ay i ng o n a s stren g t h and c onditioning coach.
However Carey will not be continuing and, in a statement, Kilkenny GAA chiefs wished the Cats legend “all the best for the future”, while thanking him for his contribution over the last number of years.
Care y s u c c e e d e d E d di e Brennan as the Cats’ under- 21 hurling manager in October 2017 before taking charge of the un under- 20s just under a yea year later, guiding the te team to the Leinster c championship title.
A l t h o u g h n o t c commenting on his d e p a r t u r e f r o m Co Cody ’s set- up, i t i s unde understood that Carey is not in the frame to succeed Colm Bonnar as manager in Carlow.
C a r e y ’ s l i n k t o t h e Barrowsiders comes from his past role with IT Carlow, where he worked with many of the Carlow panel, and he could return to the helm there this year.
B o n n a r h i ms e l f i s rumoured to b e j o i n i n g Declan Carr i n t a k i n g c h a r g e o f the Tipperar y L adi e s f o otb al l panel.
Carr is a former Ti p p Al l - I r e l a n d winning captain who a l s o g ui d e d t h e c o u nty ’s under- 21 hurlers to All- Ireland success in the past.
He is expected to succeed Shane Ronayne i n the role early next week.
Royayne was confirmed as the Waterford footballers’ new boss on Monday night.
Meanwhile, Derek Lyng will remain as Kilkenny under- 20 manager, with Peter Barry and Michael Rice in tandem as his selectors.
Richie Mulrooney will be in charge of the Cats’ under- 17 team.
DJ Carey could make a return to working with IT Carlow this campaign