Déise chiefs reiterate debt woe

WHILE the seriousness of Waterford’s financial position was again starkly spelled out at last night’s meeting of the County GAA Board, there was only a fleeting reference to the controversial €50,000 “deal’’ agreed between the Waterford executive and their Cork and Tipperary counterparts in relation to the Munster senior hurling final venue.

That agreement by Cork and Tipperary to meet the Waterford asking price of €50,000 in return for the Déise playing the provincial hurling decider in Páirc Uí Chaoimh or Semple Stadium was abandoned even more speedily than it was instigated after the Waterford players, management, and supporters vociferously vented their opposition to it.

At last night’s meeting in Dungarvan county treasurer Michael Hogan left delegates in no doubt about the enormity of their financial problems.