Daithi Waters relishing Dublin date a decade after the one that got away

It’s remarkable now to look back and wonder at just how close Wexford had come to winning a first senior provincial title since 1945 against a side that was targeting a sixth Leinster in seven years

Wexford’s Dáithí Waters gets to the ball ahead of Wicklow’s JP Hurley in Sunday’s Leinster SFC Round 1 clash in Aughrim, Co. Wicklow. Picture: Inpho/Tommy Grealy

Ten years down the road since Wexford lost a Leinster football final to Dublin by a goal and there are times when Daithi Waters and others from that team will sit down over a pint and wonder what if.

It’s remarkable now to look back and wonder at just how close Wexford had come to winning a first senior provincial title since 1945 against a side that, even at that juncture on their path towards global domination, was targeting a sixth Leinster in seven years.