Stephen O’Keeffe not expected to make Déise return

Davy Fitzgerald revealed he had invited the Ballygunner goalkeeper to rejoin the squad.

6 November 2022; Ballygunner goalkeeper Stephen O'Keeffe during the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship quarter-final match between Ballygunner and Kilruane MacDonagh's at Walsh Park in Waterford. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Stephen O’Keeffe is not expected to return to the Waterford set-up despite receiving overtures from new manager Davy Fitzgerald.

Speaking after last Tuesday’s Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League win over Tipperary in Mallow, Fitzgerald revealed he had invited the Ballygunner goalkeeper to join the squad.