Matt Keane Waterford FC 4 Athlone Town 2 One fact was guaranteed this season. When Waterford FC and Athlone Town locked horns, the supporters were treated to goals aplenty and that was the case once again on Friday night last at the RSC. During the four meetings the Blues scored 15 while the midlanders netted 6...
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Waterford on the brink of exit after home defeat
Waterford on the brink of exit after home defeat
Waterford 1-19 Cork 2-22 Brian Flannery Waterford. Waterford’s championship prospects were dealt a major blow when going down to Cork by six points in round three of the Munster senior hurling championship at Walsh Park on Sunday last. This defeat leaves the Déise on the brink of going out of the Munster...
Waterford Primed for Progress
Waterford Primed for Progress
Brian Flannery After a three week break Waterford senior hurlers welcome Cork to Walsh Park this Sunday 2pm. The narrative is quite simple. A Waterford win will guarantee their progression to the All-Ireland series and set up in effect a Munster semi-final the following week for the trip to Ennis. Defeat for Liam...
Blues find their mojo in Bray
Blues find their mojo in Bray
Bray Wanderers 1 Waterford FC 4 Matt Keane Following victories over Wexford and Athlone Town, Waterford FC made it a hat-trick of wins on Friday when they easily defeated Bray Wanderers in the Carlisle Grounds. Playing under the guidance of Gary Hunt and David Breen for the third time since the...
FAI Centenary Junior Cup Semi-Final – Villa book final place in style
FAI Centenary Junior Cup Semi-Final – Villa book final place in style
Villa 4 Salthill Devon 1 Matt Keane The Villa will play Pike Rovers of Limerick on Sunday, May 22nd in the FAI Junior Cup final following this excellent victory over Salthill Devon in Ozier Park on Sunday afternoon. The game was turned on its head after only four minutes when the Salthill Devon goalkeeper...
Champions prevail as Waterford close gap
Champions prevail as Waterford close gap
Limerick 0-30 Waterford 2-21 Brian Flannery Waterford Waterford suffered their first defeat in this season’s Munster hurling championship when going down by just three points to reigning champions Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds on Saturday evening last. This round two tie was billed as the title holders versus...
Waterford come good in Wexford
Waterford come good in Wexford
Wexford FC 0 Waterford FC 2 Matt Keane Two goals, a clean sheet and three points secured. That was the outcome from a Waterford point of view in Ferrycarrig Park on Friday night last. Playing their first game since the departure of manager Ian Morris, the Blues just simply had to win this game following the...
Waterford Sports Partnership welcomes Olympian David Gillick to Waterford
Waterford Sports Partnership welcomes Olympian David Gillick to Waterford
Marathon Kids Ireland ambassador and Olympian David Gillick visited Our Lady of Mercy Girls and St. Stephen’s De La Salle Boys National Schools, as both are taking part in the Marathon Kids Ireland eight-week programme. Targeted at 5th and 6th class students, the programme covers topics on healthy eating,...
Stats should be taken with a grain of salt
Stats should be taken with a grain of salt
Jordan Norris There’s no doubt that the sporting landscape of now is incredibly different to that of even five years ago. Games are constantly evolving. Football is being devoured by ideals of high pressing, working off the ball and third man runs. Golf is struggling to come to terms with the idea of heavy hitting...
Domestic Soccer's Woes Not Down to 'Foreign' Fans
Domestic Soccer's Woes Not Down to 'Foreign' Fans
Were the 42,000, or to be precise, the 37,000 Liverpool supporters who attended the recent friendly against Shamrock Rovers at Lansdowne Road “morons” as Dermot Keely put it on RTE’s ‘Soccer Republic’? In the greater scheme of things, probably not. After all, couldn’t one make exactly the same accusation about those...
A Day With Martin O'Neill
A Day With Martin O'Neill
On Tuesday, May 20th, the Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill came to Waterford city and he certainly enjoyed his stay in Ireland’s oldest city. Following his arrival at 2pm his first port of call was a visit to the Mayor’s office where Cllr John Cummins was waiting to greet him. The room was packed to the...
