The Waterford County board last night ratified Ken McGrath and Sean Cullinane as selectors for the county's senior hurling team.

Waterford hurler Eoin Kelly admits he and his team-mates are hoping to put recent disruptions behind them and build on Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League win over Galway.

It took Waterford County Board delegates less than 10 minutes last night to formally ratify two former hurling greats as county senior selectors to replace Nicky Cashin and Br Philip Ryan whose unexpected resignations within the past week sent shock waves through the county.

The Waterford camp was rocked by the departure of selector Brother Philip Ryan in the aftermath of yesterday’s victory over Galway.

ONE of the more intriguing files in the State papers opened this week concerned the appointment of Senator Vincent Gair as Australian ambassador to Ireland in 1974.