The Diplomat and the Déise: Why one corner of Washington DC will be shouting loudly for Waterford

Dan Mulhall, Irish ambassador to the United States, remains an avid Waterford supporter

Dan Mulhall: Could only get Waterford results from a week-old newspaper in a diplomatic bag in 1980.

In 1963, when Waterford reached the All-Ireland final against Kilkenny, Dan Mulhall’s parents had a dilemma.

To bring Dan to the game or not? He wasn’t yet 10 years old, a big crowd was expected ... his father eventually made the call: “We’ll wait until the next year they get to the final, when he’s a bit older.”