Waterford hurling boss Michael Ryan last night dismissed suggestions that his team would be distracted by the ongoing controversy over the Munster SHC final venue.

Adventure and endurance racing, be it cross-training or mountain runs, are all the rage, says David Young

BA mhaith liom Annraoi de Paor (B.A.C.) a mholadh don uachtaránacht. Is iarollamh ollscoile é (UCD).

THE Munster Council’s decision to play the Waterford-Clare hurling tie on the Bank Holiday Monday earlier this week simply “didn’t work”, according to GAA president Christy Cooney.

A COCKTAIL of culinary treats will be served at the third Waterford Festival of Food in Dungarvan this weekend. More than 10,000 people are expected to attend the event, which will be worth an estimated €500,000 to the local economy.

IT may be a little premature for alarm bells in the Déise camp, but the shortcomings of this Division One NHL display before a 4,500 attendance at Fraher Field, Dungarvan, yesterday must be a cause of serious concern for the Waterford players and management.

WIN or lose, Waterford’s hurlers will be welcomed home by thousands on Monday evening after their first All-Ireland final appearance for 45 years.

MICHAEL WEBSTER is pushing hard for a place in Tipperary’s starting 15 for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Waterford.

MUNSTER chief executive Garret Fitzgerald yesterday admitted the prospects of a Magners League or Heineken Cup game being played outside Cork and Limerick were poor in the short term, but added that playing a friendly or pre-season game somewhere like Waterford was something Munster “would love to do if we could”.

Justin McCarthy is set to be returned unopposed as Waterford hurling manager for a seventh season at Monday's county board meeting in the Deise.