Cunningham, a former Galway All-Ireland-winning hurler and ex-Roscommon football manager, had worked with them previously — as well as guiding Westmeath’s Garrycastle to an All-Ireland final. There is only one winner really. Cunningham hurled on the victorious Galway teams of 1987 and 1988 and led their U21s to success in 2010. “If you don’t win, it is really, really tough, but the winner takes all. You’d feel that with a manager, you have your coaches and you have your backroom team and you have the club,” Cunningham said.

Source: Irish Examiner January 14, 2026 10:40 UTC