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Roy Curtis Opinion Waterford stepping into Limerick’s lair feels like a moment of truth – for both the Déise and the hurling summer

Limerick, undistracted, cold, certain, overpowering, ravenous, can resemble a team who have drawn down a curtain on any prospect of defeat.

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Munster SFC preview: Kerry’s dominance means it’s all about the battle to be second best

When the GAA toyed with sidelining the provincial championships last year, it was in a bid to make the championships more equitable.

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Cork vs Waterford: More than just silverware on the line as rivals battle to be No 1 challenger

Lights, camera, action; Waterford and Cork in Thurles on a Saturday night.

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Padraig Walsh on fire as Kilkenny join Déise in spring silver race

The National Hurling League can be a strange competition to second-guess, operating under the shadow of the cut-throat provincial round-robin championships.

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‘My Mam is the biggest John Mullane fan you’ll ever come across’ - Pundit praise fuels Dublin’s Eoghan O’Donnell

John Mullane may be Eoghan O’Donnell’s biggest fan – but it’s a two-way street in the O’Donnell household.

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‘What a day – winning €5k on the World Cup, ending a Munster famine and then sleeping in a bath’ - John Mullane

Some days leave an indelible print and the 2002 Munster SHC final will always hold a special place in the heart and mind of John Mullane for more reasons than one.

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Ballygunner’s Mahony brothers Philip and Pauric bouncing back from bad breaks

Not for the first time, the Mahony boys led the charge for Ballygunner last Sunday. Mikey, Kevin, Philip and Pauric all contributed handsomely as the Waterford champions dispatched Ballyea and moved into a Munster semi-final.

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Long break is a sobering thought for Ballygunner’s boss Darragh O’Sullivan

Darragh O’Sullivan hums and haws like a man concerned about something over which he has little control.

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Former Cork ladies football manager Ephie Fitzgerald appointed as manager of Waterford men’s team

Former Cork ladies football manager Ephie Fitzgerald is the new Waterford football manager.

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Derek McGrath not in Wexford race to succeed Davy Fitz as Jason Ryan looks set for surprise hurling switch

THE race to replace Davy Fitzgerald as Wexford hurling boss is in full swing with Jason Ryan (inset) the surprise front-runner as the former Model football manager looks set to possibly make a sensational switch to the small ball.

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‘Waterford are probably best equipped to take on Limerick’ – John Mullane backs Deise to challenge in 2022

After finally clinching back-to-back Liam MacCarthys for the first time in their history, it’s time for Limerick to bask in their latest success.

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‘Every team is beatable, no matter what sport you are in,’ insists Déise star Jamie Barron

Jamie Barron has taken Limerick square on, fully believing them to be both mortal and fallible – and failed.

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Roy Curtis Opinion Limerick’s greatness appears immune to any adrenaline surge from their foes

CIAN Lynch was a hurling Scorsese, a genius director summoning scenes that will endure for eternity.

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Limerick v Waterford Ratings: Tom Morrissey delivers another virtuoso display as Treaty book All-Ireland final place

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Limerick make statement with impressive victory over Waterford to book place in All-Ireland final

AN All-Ireland statement from champions who remain as voracious, as remorseless, as dominant as ever. Limerick didn’t just do enough to qualify for their third final in four seasons, they beat Waterford into submission … physically, tactically, and on the scoreboard.

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Déise show ‘brilliant heart’ to overcome Tipp and march into All-Ireland semi-finals after Páirc Uí Chaoimh cracker 

When Waterford reached the All-Ireland final in 2017 it sparked something miserable. Instead of heralding a new beginning, it only saw them return to their all too familiar place back in the pack. From that All-Ireland semi-final win in ‘17, they wouldn’t win in championship again until last winter.

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Can the yawning gap left by All-Ireland champions Limerick be bridged by Tipperary, Waterford, Cork, Kilkenny or Dublin?

Limerick’s performance in the second half of the Munster final last week has set a level that hasn’t been reached since the peak reached by the Kilkenny team between 2006 and 2009, chiefly 2008 and early ‘09 when they were imperious.

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Iarlaith Daly a fresh concern for Déise as Liam Cahill’s headaches mount ahead of clash with Galway

The emergence of Iarlaith Daly as a fresh injury concern for Waterford ahead of Saturday’s All-Ireland SHC round-two qualifier against Galway in Thurles could leave Liam Cahill with a couple of major selection decisions.

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‘Play one inside and everybody else out the field’ – Does Tipp’s first-half hold key to stopping Treaty juggernaut?

The general consensus following Sunday’s Munster SHC final is that Limerick’s second-half performance was as good a 35 minutes of hurling that most commentators have ever witnessed.

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‘We never panicked’ – Gearóid Hegarty confident Limerick have championship timing right despite poor league defence

The different nature of both last and this year’s GAA championships is something that everyone hopes will be consigned to the history books by the time the 2022 edition rolls around.

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‘The spirit of '95 was pouring out of him’ – Brendan Cummins sounds warning for Tipp after Clare roll back years

Tipperary great Brendan Cummins has sounded a warning to his fellow countymen after Clare upset the Waterford applecart last weekend to set up a Munster semi-final clash with the Premier next Sunday.

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Clare vs Waterford: The rivalry that grew in its bitterness

Of all the things said to Anthony Daly in his years hurling, the one that echoed loudest came against a county with whom Clare had no natural hostility or beef. In 1992 he was marking Kieran Delahunty in a Munster first round game when the Waterford forward nailed a late equalising free. Returning to his position he is reputed to have told Daly to stick to the traditional music, implying that hurling wasn’t worth his time.

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‘It’s nearly a throwback to our team of the noughties. Where any one of six forwards can hurt you on the scoreboard’

With the holders in both codes not in Championship action till next weekend, it’s last year’s runners-up that catch the eye on the fixture list as the races for Liam MacCarthy and Sam Maguire begin.

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‘I think there's a strong possibility they’ll meet in the final’ – John Mullane’s Championship predictions 

The favourites may not be in action but it’s still a welcome return to summer Championship hurling for the first time since 2019 this weekend.

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Brendan Cummins Opinion Waterford reveal their true colours but injury woes hang over promising campaign

No one ever looked wise by reading too much into league form, but we saw plenty of clues over the weekend about what could unfold in this year’s championship action.

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Westmeath run Waterford close but both bosses bemused by 49 frees awarded

Westmeath have never beaten Waterford in league or championship but they came mighty close yesterday.

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As it happened: Cork blitz Waterford to claim Division 1A points

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Waterford set out plan to grow underage playing numbers by 20 per cent

Waterford GAA is aiming to drive up the number of participants between the ages of four and eight in the county by 20pc over the next five years as part of the recently launched strategic plan ‘Waterford Rising’.

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It’s time Waterford pushed on and won some silverware – Lyons

Waterford rose from their slumber in 2020 to earn Munster and All-Ireland SHC final appearances, but they are not happy with their lot and Calum Lyons has bigger and better expectations for this season.

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Blow for Waterford as Stephen O'Keeffe opts to take a year out

Waterford have been hit with a killer blow ahead of the 2021 season, with goalkeeper Stephen O'Keeffe taking a year out from the county scene in the wake of their All-Ireland SHC final defeat to Limerick earlier this month.