Waterford's Dan Shanahan treads warily ahead of Wexford clash

You can try all the favourites talk you want, Dan Shanahan isn’t buying. The big man from Lismore has been down the road too many times to give in that easily.

True, most people are picking Waterford for a place in the All-Ireland semi-final draw, to be made on Monday morning.

Tomorrow, however, Déise selector Shanahan will don the maor foirne bib in Páirc Uí Chaoimh when Waterford take on Wexford in the All-Ireland quarter-final. Having beaten Kilkenny for the first time in over half a century and reached the All-Ireland semi-finals last year, most observers expect...