Timeline of Cork crisis
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Wednesday March 11 2009
Tuesday, October 21: Gerald McCarthy is re-appointed hurling manager by 88 votes to six at a Cork County Board meeting, despite being asked earlier in the day by 10 of the 2008 squad not to go forward.
Tuesday, October 28: An explosive interview by Ben O'Connor reveals the depth of feeling among the '08 squad against McCarthy continuing as manager.
Wednesday, October 29: McCarthy impressively defends his right to be re-appointed and suggests some of the Cork squad have a "predisposition to conflict".
Thursday, October 30: McCarthy releases first polished position statement. Players infuriated as document put together by facilitator Cathal O'Reilly, chronicling positive vibes of the players towards McCarthy last season, is made public.
Friday, November 7: Donal Og Cusack says County Board deliberately tried to split the squad by re-appointing McCarthy.
Wednesday, November 12: Sean Og O hAilpin describes McCarthy's set-up as 'Mickey Mouse'.
Friday, November 14: McCarthy releases a second statement with O hAilpin very much in his line of fire and calls the 'Mickey Mouse' comments "dishonest and outrageous".
Sunday, November 23: A Cork selection takes part in the St Colman's anniversary challenge match against a St Colman's old boys' team that includes strikers Timmy McCarthy, Brian Murphy and Neil Ronan.
Sunday, December 14: A framework for dialogue is agreed upon at convention. Jerry O'Sullivan takes over as chairman.
Monday, December 21: Mike McGurn, the former Irish rugby fitness coach, declines offer to join McCarthy's back-room team. Cork footballers, in a show of solidarity, decide not to attend a medal presentation function.
Wednesday, January 7: Jerry O'Sullivan makes a heartfelt appeal to the Cork players to come to the negotiating table.
Sunday, January 11: Cork lose their first competitive game to Waterford IT.
Tuesday, January 20: McCarthy releases third statement stating that the arbitration process under solicitor Olann Kelliher process is at an end.
Monday, January 26: All 30 striking Cork hurlers host a press conference, at which they put forward harsh criticisms of McCarthy and board. They say they will disband if the clubs, who they wish to address, don't back them.
Tuesday, January 27: McCarthy responds to the criticisms and say clubs have "big calls to make". Saturday, February 7: Up to 10,000 people take to the streets of Cork in support of the 2008 hurlers.
Sunday, February 8: Cork lose opening NHL game to Dublin by nine points.
Tuesday, February 10: McCarthy addresses the County Board. Says "there is a road we may have to travel" and gets an 84-13 vote of confidence.
Saturday, February 14: Cork beaten by 12 points by Tipperary at Semple Stadium.
Thursday, February 19: Croke Park top brass dramatically intervene in bid to find solution but 2008 players refuse to budge on McCarthy remaining in place.
Sunday, February 22: The 2008 squad meets club representatives who agree to hold meetings on two motions, one a vote of confidence in McCarthy.
Sunday, March 1: As results of club votes stack in the players' favour, Cork lose to Galway by 16 points.
Sunday, March 8: A second meeting between the clubs and some 2008 players establish 'no confidence' in McCarthy remaining on.
Tuesday, March 10: Four and half months on, Gerald McCarthy steps down.
