Waterford 5-25 Antrim 1-8: Concrete solutions may have been thin on the ground, but at least there was general agreement Saturday’s futile exercise in Thurles did no-one any favours. 

Waterford 1-21 Cork 1-11: Shane Bennett didn’t travel on the team bus to Páirc Uí Rinn, his father Pat transporting him across the border.

Cork County SHC

The GAA are to honour the 15 outstanding hurlers from the 1980s who were unsuccessful in annexing an All-Ireland winner’s medal.

As expected, Cork manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy and his selectors have named an unchanged team from the starting 15 that triumphed over reigning champions Kilkenny in the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final for Sunday’s semi-final meeting with Dublin

While the drawn Munster minor final nine days ago took place in the Gaelic Grounds, Waterford manager Seán Power never expected his side to have home advantage for tonight’s replay with Limerick (Semple Stadium, 7.30pm).

Ring 1-14 Portlaw 0-4

County semi-final time in the Waterford SHC, favourites De La Salle facing city rivals Mount Sion and western sides Fourmilewater and Dungarvan battling it out in the other match.

Kilkenny showed the greater hunger to land the 31st Tony Forristal U14 hurling title when they defeated host county Waterford 1-12 to 1-5 in yesterday’s final at sun drenched Walsh Park.

TOP prize money drew livestock exhibitors from all corners of the country to the Bantry Agricultural Show in west Cork last Sunday.

TRY telling Jason Ryan that managing a county team is the next best thing to playing and you’ll get the predictable response from someone still active at club level.

WATERFORD give a Munster SFC debut to corner-forward Jason Ryan for Sunday’s first-round game against provincial champions Kerry at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney.

Recently crowned National League champions Kilkenny and Justin McCarthy's Waterford side will play a challenge match in Portlaw (throw-in 7.00pm) on Sunday night - as part of a fundraising initiative for former Deise hurler Mossie Whelan.

John Hartley will make his first competitive start for Waterford in tomorrow's NHL Division 1B clash with Offaly (Birr, throw-in 3.30pm).

THE Waterford selectors have sprung a major surprise by handing Portlaw’s Jack Hartley his debut at midfield for Sunday’s vital Division 1B National Hurling League game against Offaly in Birr.

De la Salle 2-11 Fourmilewater 1-12

SLIGO have called up U-21 star Adrian Marren for Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Connacht SFC clash with Leitrim at Carrick-on-Shannon.

WATERFORD County Board executive is to consider a proposal that the county grounds in Dungarvan and Waterford be sold and a new stadium be built on a greenfield site.

Portlaw 0-18 Shamrocks 1-2

STRADBALLY’S bid for a fourth consecutive title remains on course - but only just - as they must once more battle with Nire in the Waterford SFC final replay at Dungarvan’s Fraher Field tomorrow (3.15pm).

WATERFORD will be without Shane Walsh, their goal-scoring hero from last year's historic Munster U21 football final victory over Kerry, when the sides renew acquaintances in the semi-final in Killarney tomorrow night (7.30pm).

Ballyduff Lower 1-17 Portlaw 1-9

MOUNT SION’S Kevin Ryan will complete the Waterford senior hurling management team.

WATERFORD’S bid to reach a first All-Ireland U-21 football championship final has been dealt a major blow with the enforced withdrawal of experienced full-back Ger Hayes for Sunday’s semi-final showdown with Dublin at Semple Stadium.

The eyes of the hurling world will be focussed on the All-Ireland final in Croke Park on Sunday, but it’s also a weekend of hectic domestic championship action in both codes in Waterford.

WATERFORD will have an injury free panel for Saturday’s make or break All-Ireland hurling qualifier against Wexford at Nowlan Park.

WATERFORD captain Tony Browne is rated very doubtful for the June 29th Munster SHC final against Cork at Semple Stadium.