Ger Cunningham urges Niall McMorrow to focus after injury

Short-term pain, long-term gain is Ger Cunningham’s attitude to Niall McMorrow’s thumb injury after it was confirmed the 25-year-old will miss Sunday week’s Leinster semi-final against Galway.

McMorrow saw a specialist yesterday morning about the knock sustained in training earlier this month which will keep him out for up to two months.

“It was just an injury to the tendon that holds the thumb in place,” said Cunningham. “He has done some damage to that. Since the Galway game in the league, he has settled in really well. He played very well against Limerick and he played very well against Cork. It’s disappointing for the player himself.”