St Rynagh’s 1-11 Gailltir 0-10 Thomas Keane Gailltír. Offaly champions St Rynagh’s avenged their All-Ireland final defeat to Gailltír almost two years ago when they got the better of the Waterford champions at Semple Stadium on Saturday. It was a first All-Ireland title for St. Rynagh’s who had four points to...
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Munster Senior Club Hurling-Final Gunners take third Munster crown with ease
Munster Senior Club Hurling-Final Gunners take third Munster crown with ease
Ballygunner 3-20 Kilmallock 1-12 Brian Flannery Ballygunner handed Limerick champions Kilmallock a 14 point drubbing on the way to their third Munster club title at Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Sunday last.This was a record third Munster title for Ballygunner in their 10th final. The eight in a row Waterford champions...
Noel Browne’s Pick 6
Noel Browne’s Pick 6
Vote for your favourite Noel Browne photo Catherine Power Noel Browne has been taking brilliant sports photos for the Munster Express for more than a decade. Each year Noel picks his favourite photos and they are usually featured in our Sports Supplement. This year we are turning Noel’s Pick 6 into a competition and...
County Senior Football Final-The Nire withstand late rally to take title
County Senior Football Final-The Nire withstand late rally to take title
The Nire 1-7 Rathgormack 0-9 Brian Flannery The Nire claimed their first Waterford senior football since 2018 when they just about held off a late rally from Rathgormack. A goal after 32 minutes from Aaron Ryan ultimately proved the games’ crucial score but Rathgormack will surely look back on this as one that...
Moran hangs up inter-county boots
Moran hangs up inter-county boots
After 143 games for Waterford in League and Championship, Waterford senior hurler Kevin Moran (34) announced his inter-county retirement last week. The De La Salle clubman retires with two Munster titles, two National Hurling League titles and two All-Stars to his name. The midfielder also represented his county in...
Sport suffering at the hands of government ‘guidance’
Sport suffering at the hands of government ‘guidance’
Jordan Norris If the government were a goalkeeper entrusted with saving a penalty to restore the hopes of the nation going into the latter stages of an arduous and trying journey, it’s fair to say they would be more of a Loris Karius than an Edwin Van der Sar. I sat down on Tuesday evening last to watch England play...
Lohan: “Waterford have come on again”
Lohan: “Waterford have come on again”
Jordan Norris Clare manager Brian Lohan says that Waterford have pushed on again since the counties met in last year’s All-Ireland Quarter Final. The Deise won out on a scoreline of 3-27 to 3-18 versus the Banner on that occasion, and speaking to the Munster Express, Lohan says that Liam Cahill’s side have grown...
Championship curtain-raiser presents ample opportunity
Championship curtain-raiser presents ample opportunity
Munster Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-Final Preview Waterford v Clare (Semple Stadium, Sunday 3:30) Jordan Norris Waterford face Clare in the Munster Championship curtain-raiser at Semple Stadium, and despite some notable injury concerns – one would imagine the Deise should have enough to see off Brian Lohan’s...
Down With The Doomsday Talk
Down With The Doomsday Talk
Jordan Norris It’s been little more than a fortnight since the return of hurling, but our national game now finds itself in ‘crisis’. Or at least some people would have you believe such. With the growing numbers of frees, the odd rule change here and there, players ‘wrapped in cotton wool’ – ‘the game’s not the...
Deise dig deep for Wexford Park win
Deise dig deep for Wexford Park win
Allianz National Football League Division 4 South Waterford 2-13 Wexford 0-18 Jordan Norris It was another worthwhile trip to Wexford Park for Waterford as they made it three wins on the spin at the home of their near neighbours to seal a maiden victory under the management of Shane Ronayne. After what was an...
Clinical Carlow leave Deise for dust
Clinical Carlow leave Deise for dust
Allianz National Football League Division 4 South Waterford 0-10 Carlow 3-16 Jordan Norris A clinical performance from Carlow left a wilting Waterford for dust, as the visitors romped to victory at Fraher Field on Saturday night. The Déise made a bright start in the first game under the instructions of new manager...
Cup Runneth Over For Happy Deisemen
Cup Runneth Over For Happy Deisemen
Despite a first success in 34 years for our senior footballers, last Saturday night’s win at Fraher Field was greeted more with satisfaction than joy. This was truly a case of a job well done for Tom McGlinchey’s men, who may well savour their victory in this competition all the more should they see off Wicklow and...