 A narrow 2–14 to 2–13 victory over Bride Rovers gave "Sars" the championship title, a first since 1957.In 2007 McCarthy was named as a selector under manager Teddy Holland in the new Cork senior football management set-up.The appointment was problematic from the beginning, as the Cork footballers refused to play under Holland's management as the County Board changed the system of allowing the manager to pick his own selectors.