 The Irish were knocked out by eventual winners Argentina at the semi-final stage, and then finished third following a 2–1 win over Ghana.In July 2014, Cummins was appointed joint reserve and youth team coach at Gateshead, alongside Paul Bryson.On 23 November 2015, Cummins was named co-caretaker manager of Gateshead alongside Ben Clark following the departure of manager Malcolm Crosby.