Waterford’s final disappointment still raw for Kevin Moran

There can’t be many upsides to losing an All-Ireland final but it was put to Kevin Moran yesterday that their loss to Galway had at least avoided the spectacle of John Mullane riding a horse through Waterford City in his birthday suit.

“I have seen him naked enough times now,” said Moran, laughing.

Mullane’s part in the quest for Waterford’s Holy Grail ended with retirement five years ago but his fellow De La Salle clubman shows no sign of calling time after the Déise came within three points of that first senior All-Ireland title since 1959.