Waterford fume over final venue talks

MUNSTER Council officials last night moved to allay Waterford concerns that a possible provincial hurling decider against Cork next month will be the start of a home and away agreement between the two counties.

Waterford GAA chairman Tom Cunningham yesterday expressed his fury at what he perceived as an arrangement entered into ‘in the background’ at Munster Council level without any prior consultation with Déise officials, claiming it was ludicrous to suggest that Walsh Park or Fraher Field could be used by the county for such an agreement.

However, Munster Council PRO Jim Forbes clarified the situation by insisting that the Páirc Uí Chaoimh venue for such a potential pairing is simply a stand alone fixture and that it was originally mooted by a Waterford delegate at a Munster Council meeting.