Ger Nash resigns as Cork City manager

Cork City FC have announced that manager Ger Nash has resigned from his role with immediate effect.

The Kildare native took charge midway through the 2025 season following the departure of Tim Clancy, stepping into the role as City attempted to combat a familiar slide towards the foot of the Premier Division table.

The club have said that Nash’s decision was made for personal reasons, and that the search for a new manager will commence immediately.

The 2025 campaign ultimately became yet another chapter in Cork City’s recent cycle of instability.

Relegation was confirmed before season’s end, and, marked a third drop from the top flight since 2020. It’s done little but reinforce the unwanted tag Cork City have as the League of Ireland’s ‘yo-yo’ club. Promotion has followed relegation before, but sustaining top-flight status has continued to prove elusive for City.

Nash’s tenure did, however, include one notable highlight.

City reached the FAI Cup final for the first time since 2017, the only injection of hope in a season where the club only managed four Premier Division wins in 36 attempts.

Just two of those victories arrived under Nash.

Wins against Waterford at home and Finn Harps away got their FAI Cup campaign rolling, and a huge 3-0 victory posted at home to St Pat’s was a badly needed lift for the club and fans.

It booked a trip to the Aviva where they faced double chasing Shamrock Rovers, but, after Harry Nevin was sent off at the tail end of the first half, a second-half brace from Rory Gaffney took City’s season from bad to worse, as they lost 2-0.

Across the Premier Division campaign, performances were often competitive, but, as always, lacked consistency.

City frequently stayed in games, but were unable to turn pressure into points. It’s a problem that has recurred across multiple campaigns. The club will now look to appoint a fourth permanent manager since Dermot Usher completed the purchase of Cork City in early 2023.