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A Rebel Returns - Mick McCarthy On Visiting Cork After Living In Oz For 16 Years
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Mick McCarthy, who’s just returned to Cork after 16 years in Sydney chats to PJ about the differences in Cork since he left, life in Australia and his excitement at showing his son Cork for the first time.
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