for Cork's 0-21 to 1-09 defeat by Galway in the All-Ireland Qualifiers. On 29 November, Ronan and the other 29 members of the Cork senior hurling panel announced that they were withdrawing their services from the county in the hope of better treatment from the county board. The strike was ultimately resolved in the players’ favour on 13 December, however, Ronan decided to quit inter-county hurling and emigrate to Australia. On 20 February 2005, Ronan returned to the Cork senior team and scored seven points in a 1-20 to 0-10 National League defeat of Limerick. He won his third Munster Championship medal on 26 June after coming on as a substitute in Cork's 1-21 to 1-16 defeat of Tipperary in the final. On 11 September 2005, Cork faced Galway in the All-Ireland final for the first time since 1990, however, Ronan started the game as a substitute. He came on in the 38th minute but was held scoreless in Cork's 1-21 to 1-16 victory. Ronan earned a reputation as an impact-sub during the 2006 Munster Championship. On 25 June, he won his fourth Munster Championship medal after coming on as a substitute in Cork's 2-14 to 1-14 defeat of Tipperary for the second consecutive year. Cork subsequently qualified for a fourth successive All-Ireland final, with Kilkenny providing the opposition for the third time. Ronan started the game at left wing-forward but was later replaced by Kieran Murphy in the 1-16 to 1-13 defeat. The Cork team went into decline over the next few years, however, Ronan was a regular impact sub throughout the 2007 and 2008 seasons. After playing in three of Cork's games during the 2009 National League he was an unused substitute during Cork's subsequent championship campaign. Ronan left the Cork panel following the conclusion of the 2009 All-Ireland Championship. Munster On 11 November 2001, Ronan was introduced as a substitute for David Forde when Munster defeated Connacht by 1-21 to 1-15 to win the Railway Cup. Career statistics Club Inter-county Inter-provincial Honours Player St. Colman's College Dr. Croke Cup (1): 1997 Dr. Harty Cup (2): 1996, 1997 Waterford Institute of Technology Fitzgibbon Cup (1): 1999 Ballyhea Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2014 Cork Junior B Inter-Divisional Hurling Championship (1): 2022 Cork All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1999, 2005 Munster Senior Hurling Championship (4): 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1998 Munster Under-21 Hurling