Waterford football has been rocked by the decision of players from county championship-winning side Stradbally to snub Tom McGlinchey’s senior set-up for the 2016 season.

Stradbally (Waterford) 0-5 Nemo Rangers (Cork) 1-13: Once showered and changed, the Stradbally players made the short walk from Fraher Field to The Park Hotel for a couple of well overdue pints.

A DJ friend of Jimmy Savile has been convicted of a catalogue of historical sex offences against young girls.

Waterford footballers have asked the county board not to accept Niall Carew’s resignation as manager until they have a chance to meet with the Kildare native and board officials.

Ciarán Kilkenny has described as “March madness” the number of cruciate injuries that befell inter-county footballers last month.

Ballinacourty 0-12 Stradbally 0-05

Stradbally 3-18 An Rinn 1-03

Kerry 4-21 Waterford 1-4

Laois football manager Justin McNulty will be without the services of Kevin Meaney, last year's captain, and full-forward Gary Walsh for the remainder of this year's Championship.

Clare senior hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald will give championship debuts to four players in Sunday’s Munster SHC quarter-final against Waterford in Thurles (throw-in 4pm).

Kerry had a comfortable passage through to next weekend’s McGrath Cup final as they beat Limerick 3-17 to 1-11 at Fitzgerald Stadium.

Waterford 0-16 UL 0-12 (AET)

Reigning champions Cork relinquished their grip on the McGrath Cup as they fell to a surprise 2-9 to 1-9 defeat at home to Tipperary this afternoon.

Don’t think Stradbally are making up the numbers when they make the long drive from Waterford to Clonakilty tomorrow.

Wicklow 1-17 Waterford 0-15, (after extra-time)

They have knocked at the provincial title door for years and made a successful attempt at the start of another tilt at Munster in the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

Limerick 2-12 Waterford 0-7

Bail has been refused to a Corkman charged in relation to false imprisonment and aggravated burglary at a family home in Co Limerick, last week.

Bail has been refused to a Corkman charged in relation to false imprisonment and aggravated burglary at a family home in Co Limerick, last week.

WATERFORD hurling manager Michael Ryan would like to see the GAA season condensed to give clubs a fairer crack of the whip.

IT was a scene of devastation six weeks ago but the Gaelic Grounds are once again feeling like home for the Limerick footballers.

Conor Phelan has been brought into the Waterford team for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier clash with Limerick.

London 0-13 Waterford 1-17

Cillian O'Keeffe and Paul Whyte have been named in the Waterford attack for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier against London.

THEY spent yesterday afternoon in Páirc Uí Chaoimh but Cork’s footballers had subconsciously drifted to another stadium long before the finish of yesterday’s Munster SFC semi-final stroll against Waterford.

A slender win over Offaly earned Westmeath promotion from Division 3, with Louth also set for Division 2 football next year following their one-goal victory over Waterford.

LIMERICK senior football manager Maurice Horan has revealed that he will be without the services of Pádraig Browne and goalkeeper Conor Ranahan for the coming season.

NOEL CONNORS has been named Waterford Hurler of the Year after a sensational season.

THERE was never any doubt about favourites Nemo Rangers securing their place in the AIB Munster Club football final in Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

THERE IS a growing public perception that this season’s AIB Munster Club Football Championship is destined to climax in a Crokes v Nemo Rangers face-off, but both clubs still have some work to do before that glamour pairing becomes a reality.

STRADBALLY are through to meet Nemo Rangers in the semi-final of the AIB Munster club football championship following a deserved victory over Doonbeg in Fraher Field yesterday.

OFFALY’S quietly efficient progress through the All-Ireland qualifiers continued at home in Tullamore on Saturday yet they laboured before advancing past Waterford.

Graham Canty has had the red card he picked up in last month's Munster SFC semi-final replay defeat to Kerry erased from the record books, following a decision by the GAA's Central Hearings Committee (CHC).

IT’s probably cold comfort to him at this stage, but Cork skipper Graham Canty’s second yellow card in their galling Munster SFC semi-final defeat to Kerry has been overturned by Croke Park’s Central Hearings committee.

IT’s probably cold comfort to him at this stage, but Cork skipper Graham Canty’s second yellow card in their galling Munster SFC semi-final defeat to Kerry has been overturned by Croke Park’s Central Hearings committee.

THE draws for the second round of the All-Ireland football qualifiers will be televised by TV3, not in the usual Sunday evening slot, but on Monday morning.

The GAA's Central Hearings Committee has upheld four-week bans for Armagh footballer Brian Mallon and Waterford footballer Tommy Prendergast, while Prendergast's Deise colleague Tony Grey has had his case adjourned until later this week.

AS expected Limerick secured their place in a second consecutive Munster football final at the expense of their hosts at Fraher Field yesterday.

UNFORTUNATELY, the decision which hugely influenced this Munster football semi-final in Fraher Field was not made by the Limerick or Waterford management team or a player from either side but by the referee Syl Doyle.

Waterford 1-9 Limerick 1-17

I TOOK a trip down memory lane yesterday when I attended the Munster senior football championship quarter-final between Waterford and Clare in Fraher Field, Dungarvan.

TWO of Munster football’s lesser lights convened in Croke Park on Saturday afternoon with a more seasoned and experienced Limerick outfit carrying off the honours in an excellent Allianz NFL Division 4 decider.

TODAY John Quane will nudge his car onto the M8 motorway near Kilbeheny and begin a 208km trek from the south-east corner of Limerick.

WATERFORD football boss John Owens will give Gary Hurney time to make a decision on his future inter-county plans after he pulled out of the county hurling squad.

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WATERFORD were on the cusp of a momentous success over Kerry in yesterday’s McGrath Cup quarter-final in Fitzgerald Stadium.

AFTER the disappointment of losing to arch rivals Nire a week earlier, Stradbally reinstated themselves as one of the favourites to lift the Waterford senior football championship title with a decisive 12-point victory over St Brendan’s at Leamybrien last night.