Cunningham upbeat despite panel withdrawals Derry begin their league campaign on Saturday Ciaran Cunningham is in the second year of his second stint as Derry senior camogie manager. Reporter: '); '); As the dust settled on Derry's defeat to Meath in last season's All-Ireland Quarter-Final, Ciaran Cunningham's message was clear during his post game interview. Everyone in Derry needed to buy in. The county's ball was in its own court. At the start of the season, 50 letters were sent out to players across the county inviting them to take Derry on the next stage of development. Slaughtneil's Ceát McEldowney and Shauneen Donaghy of Kilrea, who were initially on board, opted out due to work commitments.