Fanning would have fought for Walsh Park last year

Waterford hurling manager Páraic Fanning said yesterday he would have been “very disappointed, gutted really” if his side had been denied the opportunity to play their homes games in the Munster SHC in Walsh Park.

Asked if playing their ‘home’ games in a neutral venue was off the table as an option, Fanning said: “Yes, for me. I won’t say it was a gimme because there were processes to go through, but I’d have been very disappointed, gutted really, in the GAA if the games weren’t going to be in Walsh Park.