Déise can go all the way next year, says chairman

WATERFORD'S narrow defeat to Kilkenny in this year's All-Ireland senior hurling semi-final was all the more heartbreaking when Cork, deservedly, went on to lift the title.

This is what West Waterford Board chairman Paddy Walsh told delegates at last night's annual convention in Dungarvan.

The chairman praised the county's hurlers for their "breathtaking" victory over the Rebels in a provincial final that ranked among the best.