The GAA will have to look at starting the Allianz Hurling League before Christmas to avoid fixtures pile-ups like the one caused by last Sunday’s string of postponements, Waterford County Board chairman Paddy Joe Ryan has suggested.

Waterford manager Páraic Fanning says the county will now enter the Munster senior hurling championship on the same terms as the four other counties after yesterday’s confirmation that Walsh Park will be their home venue in 2019.

Waterford County Board chairman Paddy Joe Ryan says Walsh Park “was the only game in town” for redevelopment within the county but warns refurbishment costs cannot be allowed to “paralyse the county board”.

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Ousted Offaly boss Stephen Wallace has been linked with the vacant Waterford football job.

The Waterford County Board have released a statement to refute claims made by former Sports Minister Martin Cullen that he could have delivered a new stadium for them a decade ago had they been willing to leave Walsh Park.

A row has erupted between Waterford GAA bosses and former sports minister Martin Cullen, who has claimed the county board is trying to blame him for its “own failings and inadequacies”.

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Waterford County Board chairman Paddy Joe Ryan has claimed the GAA and the Munster Council “would love to” demolish the Gaelic Grounds and Fitzgerald Stadium.

The statute of limitations having elapsed, it’s time the following tale were told. Derek McGrath may be temporarily chagrined at having it revealed to the nation but he’ll cope. He’s coped with much worse in the past fortnight.

The new provincial hurling championship format is “unworkable”, according to Waterford County Board chairman Paddy Joe Ryan.

The time is coming when the provincial football championships will cease to exist, says Waterford manager Tom McGlinchey, accusing the GAA of putting all their energy into developing the Super 8s.

The two-point sideline cut still features prominently on the wishlist of inter-county hurlers.

While most of the talk around the new-look hurling championship has been how it will severely test the depth and durability of each panel, Walsh Park’s hosting of Kilkenny at the weekend brought to light how it’ll test the suitability of certain provincial grounds as well.

Waterford County Board chairman Paddy Joe Ryan has emphasised that Walsh Park in Waterford city is the only venue that will be upgraded as per the wishes of officials in Croke Park.

The Waterford County Board confirmed yesterday that as of now next year’s Munster championship games are still fixed for Walsh Park, but admitted that the 2018 championship “might be too soon” for its refurbishment of the county grounds.

The futures of Derek McGrath and Stephen Rochford should be considerably clearer by the end of next week.

Waterford were rejoicing last night as it was confirmed that Austin Gleeson has been cleared to play in the All-Ireland final.

The announcement by Minister for Sport Patrick O’Donovan yesterday that sports bodies will have State funding cut unless at least 30% of their board members are female was broadly welcomed yesterday.

Munster Council chairman Jer O’Sullivan has played down the disappointing 19,715 crowd for Sunday’s Munster SHC semi-final in Thurles.

Chairman Paddy Joe Ryan has vowed to slash the Waterford County Board debt by €100,000 this year — and he believes Derek McGrath’s senior hurlers can be crowned All-Ireland champions in September.

Outgoing Waterford secretary Timmy O’Keeffe claims that the county board will be debt free within two years in his report to annual convention.

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.

Waterford manager Derek McGrath welcomed last night’s decision by the Munster Council ‘s Competition Control Committee (CCC) to stage the July 12 Munster SHC final in Semple Stadium.

The first funerals for the victims of the Berkeley tragedy take place today, 30 years on the Ahakista memorial stands in tribute to those lost in the Air India tragedy, a Sinn Féin councillor has been expelled amid a row involving claims of bullying, and how skinny jeans left a woman unable to walk.  Here’s this morning’s irishexaminer.com catch-up using twitter.

The first funerals for the victims of the Berkeley tragedy take place today, 30 years on the Ahakista memorial stands in tribute to those lost in the Air India tragedy, a Sinn Féin councillor has been expelled amid a row involving claims of bullying, and how skinny jeans left a woman unable to walk.  Here’s this morning’s irishexaminer.com catch-up.

Déise chairman Paddy Joe Ryan says the €500,000 allocated by Munster Council secures the day-to-day running of Waterford GAA. 

Paddy Joe Ryan was elected as the new Waterford County Board chairman at last night’s annual convention in Dungarvan.

Tom McGlinchey will be ratified as the new Waterford senior football manager next week.

The inter-county hurling season came to a close on Saturday night, which means only one thing: the end of year awards.

Waterford GAA supporters group Club Déise have strongly refuted claims that they didn’t cooperate with outgoing football manager Niall Carew.

The Waterford county board have agreed to a request from the football panel to hold a meeting early next week and open talks between both parties following Niall Carew’s departure as senior boss.

Waterford boss Derek McGrath is unhappy with the circumstances that led to forward Brian O’Sullivan being slapped with a two-match suspension.

An embarrassing oversight has prevented Waterford hurler Brian O’Sullivan from appealing a two-match ban. The forward picked up the suspension retrospectively following Waterford’s Munster SHC quarter-final defeat by Cork last Sunday week.

Reasons to be cheerful. Waterford manager Derek McGrath is well aware of the perception that his side have missed their chance, having drawn with Cork a couple of weeks ago.

Former All-Ireland-winning Cork hurling captain Tomás Mulcahy believes the Waterford County Board took the correct move in cancelling senior hurling training until after the May Bank Holiday weekend.

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