Cunningham’s capital delight

Former Cork selector Ger Cunningham was last night appointed as Anthony Daly’s successor as Dublin manager, being handed a three-year term.

The confirmation of his appointment, signalled in the Irish Examiner on Monday, came just hours after his fellow St Finbarr’s man Jimmy Barry-Murphy put an end to idle talk by agreeing to stay on as Cork boss for another two years.

Cunningham, a selector under Barry-Murphy in 2012 and ’13, takes his first inter-county management role having also worked under previous Cork managers Donal O’Grady and John Allen. His selectors will be confirmed at a later date.