He retired from cricket in 1984 and pursued his career as a selector of the Irish Cricket Union where he served from 1995 to 2000. He also served as the President of the Irish Cricket Union from 2000 to 2004. In 2004, he became the manager of the Irish men's cricket team, and headed their delegation to the 2007 Cricket World Cup. The Irish team had massive success in international cricket under his tenure as manager where Ireland shocked Pakistan, England and West Indies in the 2007, 2011 and 2015 World Cup tournaments respectively. Ireland also qualified to play in ICC T20 World Cup on four occasions under his tenure in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014. He served as the manager of Irish cricket team from 2004 until 2016 and also served as a pioneer of Ireland's journey to claim Test status in 2017.