I laughed off Cork City rumours… then I got annoyed, says Paddy McLaughlin
Paddy McLaughlin is currently Ruaidhrí Higgins' assistant manager at Derry City
Paddy McLaughlin has dismissed speculation he could take charge of Cork City.
City are searching for a new boss after Colin Healy stepped down in May, leaving Richie Holland and Liam Buckley in interim charge.
The Rebel Army will play First Division football in 2024 after losing 2-1 to Waterford after extra time in their promotion/relegation playoff at Tallaght Stadium.
McLaughlin spent last season as assistant to Ruaidhrí Higgins at Derry City but as a number one he’s earned a reputation for playing attractive, attacking football. Following the link, the 44-year-old insisted: “I’ve no intentions of going anywhere.
“If anyone is asking me if I’ll be the next Cork manager then it will be a ‘no’ from me.
“At the start I was laughing it off, I thought it was small and nothing too serious.
“I hadn’t spoken to them, never mind agreed a deal. That’s when I got a bit annoyed and frustrated because it’s a bit disrespectful to me and it’s very disrespectful to Derry City.
“I’ve got a lot of commitments in Derry. I have a young family in Derry and I’m only six or seven months into a two-and-a-half-year deal.
“I was delighted to get back to my hometown club. I’ve a job to do and it’s a job I love doing.”
In April former Institute boss McLaughlin left Cliftonville to return to his hometown club.
The north Belfast outfit won the League Cup and County Antrim Shield after he replaced Barry Gray in 2019.
As well as the two trophies the former Coleraine and Institute defender delivered for the Reds, McLaughlin also came desperately close to landing their first Irish Premiership title since 2014. Cliftonville pushed Linfield all the way in the race for the
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