Kerrymen in Kilkenny - winners in life

Christy Walsh has always known the spice of contrast, different strokes for different places.

The day after Kerry beat Waterford in the 1993 Munster Championship, Walsh arrived into where he worked in Ferrybank, on the outskirts of Waterford City. A native of Kilmoyley, Walsh was centre-forward that day and a serious hurler, good enough to win a Railway Cup with Munster in 1992.

He laughs as he recalls the scenario: “A lot of lads at work didn’t even know about the match with Kerry. Soccer is huge in Waterford.