Nire finish with a flourish to seal final spot

THE winning margin may have flattered them a trifle, but Nire were still richly deserving winners of the first of the Waterford SFC semi-finals at Fraher Field, Dungarvan, yesterday.

While they found themselves under the cosh for much of the second-half Nire finished with a flourish to seal a place in their fourth final in five years.

With man of the match Shane Walsh taking early control of midfield, the opening half was dominated by Nire. Walsh was supreme as he laid on a liberal supply of possession for an attack in which Connie Power, Martin Walsh, and Liam Lawlor were a constant threat.