Headhunter Plunkett takes Laois job himself

Seamus Plunkett has been ratified as the new Laois hurling manager on a one-year deal.

Plunkett and Paul Cuddy, who will act as a selector, had been charged with headhunting a successor for Teddy McCarthy but ended up taking the senior positions themselves.

McCarthy stepped down in August on the back of heavy defeats to both Dublin and Limerick.