Cork ladies selector Shane Ronayne has confirmed his interest in replacing Eamonn Ryan as manager of the Rebelettes.

Ryan left his post last month after a glorious 11-year spell which reaped 10 All-Ireland titles for Cork, joining Peader Healy's backroom team with the county seniors.

Ronayne, who worked under Ryan for two seasons, has now joined the race with Noel O'Connor to succeed the Watergrasshill man.

"It's a huge change because they (players) are so familiar with Eamonn's ways, the way he does things and approaches everything, his mannerisms, everything he brings to the whole thing," Ronayne told the Irish Examiner.

"It's a massive change for whoever goes in there, whether that's me, Noel O'Connor or somebody else

"It will take a while for everybody to adjust - it's a shock to the system that he's gone.

"The day he rang me to tell me he was gone, I was still surprised. But it was too good an opportunity to turn down and Eamonn owes Cork ladies football nothing. He's a big addition to the (men's) footballers with his expertise and as Peadar has said, they're all a bit green, but Eamonn's been around the block and doesn't get too excited or upset about things.

"That will be missed from the Cork ladies set-up because he always brought that calmness even if things did go a bit wrong. He's been through it all and life experience is one of the big things that he brought to the job."

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