Cunniffe resigns Leitrim hurling post

Leitrim manager Martin Cunniffe. ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo.

Martin Cunniffe has resigned as Leitrim hurling manager amid reports of player unrest.

Cunniffe, who had been in charge since 2011, led the Connacht county to an historic extra-time victory over Lancashire in this year's Lory Meagher Cup final at Croke Park. 

But, according to Ocean FM, a number of Leitrim players had sought a change of management ahead of the 2020 season and Cunniffe agreed to stand aside after the matter was raised at a county board review meeting recently.