The Kildare county board has confirmed that Willie Sunderland has returned as senior hurling manager along with his backroom team.

The County Board said in a statement that an "agreement has been reached on all concerns raised by the management team".

It comes two weeks after Sunderland and his backroom team left the post because of a lack of funding as a result of the financial issues plaguing the board.

Sunderland had guided Kildare to the Division 2B title in 2012.

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