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Waterford's risks paying off as brilliant Bennetts step up

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Waterford's risks paying off as brilliant Bennetts step up

The league form of Stephen Bennett will ensure he will be targeted by opposing managers when the Munster SHC commences soon, writes Peter McNamara.

This is not year one for Waterford. It’s year now

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This is not year one for Waterford. It’s year now

Austin Gleeson: ‘We’re very close, like a club team, but it’s more than a club team’

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Austin Gleeson: ‘We’re very close, like a club team, but it’s more than a club team’

Trump card needed for Cork V Waterford endgame

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Trump card needed for Cork V Waterford endgame

Diarmuid O’Sullivan praises resilient Rebels

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Diarmuid O’Sullivan praises resilient Rebels

Waterford will look to steer Cork into heavy traffic

Galway v Waterford - Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling All-Ireland U21 Championship Final

A title for Waterford — and a statement of intent

Around five minutes after the final whistle blew on Saturday evening, the heavens opened. I ran like hell for the car. I didn’t want to get drenched but I also wanted to get out before the traffic. I needn’t have worried. Every Waterford supporter in the ground was on the pitch by that stage. And there were only a handful of Galway cars ahead of me on the road out of Thurles.

Mon, 12 Sep, 2016

Galway U21s plot shock against best ever Waterford

Galway U21s plot shock against best ever Waterford

Galway manager Tony Ward has described Saturday’s opponents as  one of the best U21 hurling teams of all time.

Thu, 08 Sep, 2016

Waterford U21s blow Clare away

Waterford U21s blow Clare away

Waterford 3-23 Clare 1-11: Waterford romped to an 18-point victory over Clare in last night’s Munster U21 semi-final against Clare in sunny Walsh Park. 

Thu, 14 Jul, 2016

It’s about keeping recovery going for Waterford

It’s about keeping recovery going for Waterford

Admit it. You weren’t expecting Waterford to have begun the season with such a flourish. You weren’t expecting them to be two from two. You might not have been expecting them to struggle, to be instantly mired in Second Season Syndrome, but you surely weren’t anticipating that they’d do a job on the All-Ireland champions at Walsh Park, then travel to Páirc Uí Rinn and breeze past the hosts.

Sun, 06 Mar, 2016

Standing still means being overtaken

Standing still means being overtaken

In Book VI of the Aeneid, as regular Examiner readers will doubtless recall, Aeneas descended into the bowels of the underworld. There he encountered all manner of interesting and notorious characters, among them eminent Romans like Romulus and Julius Caesar. On his return he gave a revealing interview to Virgil, who turned it into a book.

Sat, 13 Feb, 2016

Father and daughter in court after protest at Israeli embassy

Father and daughter in court after protest at Israeli embassy

A father and daughter appeared in court yesterday charged with resisting arrest and criminal damage during a protest at the Israeli embassy in Dublin.

Tue, 22 Jul, 2014

Kicking The Kremlin: Russia’s New Dissidents And The Battle To Topple Putin

Kicking The Kremlin: Russia’s New Dissidents And The Battle To Topple Putin

Marc Bennetts

Sun, 23 Feb, 2014

Bennetts bursting with pride

A memorable season for Stephen Bennett ended on a memorable note yesterday.

Mon, 09 Dec, 2013

‘We’ll get a senior All-Ireland here in a couple of years’

‘We’ll get a senior All-Ireland here in a couple of years’

Forget all the furore over the drawn All-Ireland senior hurling final between Cork and Clare on Sunday last — there was an All-Ireland hurling title won, and while it may officially have been the minor final, for Waterford’s long-suffering hurling supporters it was a major win.

Tue, 10 Sep, 2013

‘When they both have a good game, I nail ‘em’

‘When they both have a good game, I nail ‘em’

Ballysaggart in Co Waterford is bursting with pride ahead of Sunday’s minor final with the Bennett boys pivotal to Déise hopes.

Tue, 10 Sep, 2013

Irish rapist facing life sentence in UK for 1998 murder

Irish rapist facing life sentence in UK for 1998 murder

A convicted rapist who killed a neighbour and tried to blame “two black men” is facing a life sentence today.

Fri, 09 Dec, 2011

Man thanks rescue crews after heart attack at sea

A CORNISH fisherman who suffered a heart attack 400km off the Irish coast and outside the range of any rescue helicopter, has thanked the Irish Coast Guard and the crew of a Spanish hospital ship for saving his life.

Tue, 24 Aug, 2010

Shop assistant tells court of terror during jewel raid

A YOUNG woman was “petrified” and thought she was going to be killed when armed raiders forced her to help in a £40 million (€46m) jewellery heist, a court heard yesterday.

Thu, 22 Apr, 2010

Jolie tops motorcycle movie poll

Angelina Jolie's action-packed motorcycle chase in 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' has been named the best two-wheeled movie moment of all time, in a poll by biker fans.

Sat, 24 May, 2008

Bennett proves the ace for Abbeyside

A MASTER class in free-taking from Dave Bennett saw Lismore safely to victory in an exciting Waterford Senior Hurling Championship opener at Cappoquin on Saturday.

Mon, 08 May, 2006

Harney is on the move for new home

TÁNAISTE Mary Harney is on the move….but not politically.

Fri, 08 Nov, 2002