Legendary Waterford kitman Mick Walsh backs Blues to be whiter than white

Mick Walsh and grandson Richy Walsh. Now 73, Michael started working with Waterford in 1965 and one of his first jobs was preventing ‘chancers’ scaling the gate for free into matches.

If Waterford are seeking a formula for success in tonight’s FAI Cup semi-final at Dalymount Park, they need only ask the sole man in the dressing room linked to their last triumph in the competition.

Mick Walsh was at the Phibsborough venue in 1980 when Al Finucane lifted the trophy and, all of 41 years later, he’ll be performing the same function as kitman.