 Shortly after resigning from the Antrim position Cahill returned to management when he took charge of the Laois senior hurling team in November 2005.In November 2009 Cahill returned for a second tenure as manager of the Antrim senior hurling team.After a lacklustre National Hurling League campaign, which saw Antrim record only two victories in the group stages, Cahill's charges were drawn to play Offaly in the Leinster quarter-final.