2008 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
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Waterford
Waterford started off the year with a Munster Championship first round clash with ClareClare GAA
The Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Clare GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Clare. The county board is also responsible for the Clare inter-county teams....
at the Gaelic Grounds
Gaelic Grounds
The Gaelic Grounds or Páirc na nGael is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Limerick City, Ireland, home to the Limerick hurling and football teams....
, Limerick
Limerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
on 1 June 2008. Waterford, missing a number of first team regulars such as Ken McGrath
Ken McGrath
Ken McGrath is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Mount Sion and was a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team from 1996 to 2011.He is said to be one of the best hurlers to ever walk...
, Eoin Kelly
Eoin Kelly (Waterford hurler)
Eoin Kelly is a famous Irish hurler who plays for both the Waterford senior inter-county hurling team and club hurling for Passage GAA...
and Eoin Murphy
Eoin Murphy
Eoin Murphy is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Shamrocks and was a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team between 2001 & 2011. During his childhood years he attended St. Colmans school in Fermoy. It was here Murphy began to distinguish himself winning a Dean...
succumed to a youthful Clare team on a scoreline of Waterford 0-23 Clare 2-26.. Soon after the game, manager, Justin McCarthy
Justin McCarthy (hurler)
Justin McCarthy is an Irish former hurling manager and former player, who took over as manager of the Limerick senior inter-county team in October 2008. He played hurling with his local club Passage and with the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1960s and 1970s.As a player McCarthy was involved...
was fired from his position by the Waterford County Board. It has been rumoured at the time that player unrest had a lot to do with the decision. The Waterford County Board acted quickly and appointed former Clare
Clare GAA
The Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Clare GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Clare. The county board is also responsible for the Clare inter-county teams....
goalkeeper Davy Fitzgerald
Davy FitzGerald
David Fitzgerald is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He is a former manager of the Waterford senior hurling team....
as new Waterford manager on 10 June 2008. The loss to Clare sent Waterford into the All-Ireland Qualifier Series. The first round match against Antrim
Antrim GAA
The Antrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Antrim GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Antrim. The county board is also responsible for the Antrim inter-county teams...
saw the return of both Ken McGrath and Eoin Kelly. Davy Fitzgerald
Davy FitzGerald
David Fitzgerald is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He is a former manager of the Waterford senior hurling team....
started his Waterford managerial career with the unusual decision of placing Ken McGrath at full back in order to strengthen the full back line. The decision paid off and the match turned out to be a complete mismatch, with Waterford running out winners on a scoreline of Waterford 6-18 Antrim 0-15.
Waterford were then pitted against Offaly
Offaly GAA
The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Offaly...
in their Phase 4 Qualifier on 19 July 2008 at Semple Stadium
Semple Stadium
Semple Stadium, located in Thurles, North Tipperary, Ireland, is the home of hurling for Tipperary GAA and for the province of Munster. It is the second largest stadium in Ireland with a capacity of 53,500....
, Thurles
Thurles
Thurles is a town situated in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Eliogarty and is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly...
. After a stern test in the first 60 minutes, Waterford eventually pulled away towards the end winning on a scoreline of Waterford 2-18 Offaly 0-18. This resulted in Waterford reaching the All-Ireland Quarter Finals and a match-up against Leinster runners-up Wexford
Wexford GAA
The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Wexford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Wexford. The county board is also responsible for the Wexford inter-county teams.-History:Hurling has been played in...
. This was a competitive match which toed and froed from one side to the other. However, a late barrage of points saw Waterford over the endline on a scoreline of Waterford 2-19 Wexford 3-15. The win against Wexford lead Waterford to their sixth All-Ireland Semi-Final since 1998. The opponents would be a highly fancied Tipperary
Tipperary GAA
The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or C is one of over 30 regional executive boards throughout the world. These executive boards are known as County Boards even though some no longer correspond to the area under the jurisdiction of the counties from which their names...
, who were reigning National Hurling League
National Hurling League
The National Hurling League is an annual hurling competition between the county teams of Ireland. Contested by 35 teams , it operates on a system of promotion and relegation between four different divisions, with Division One...
and Munster
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
The Munster GAA Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1888 for the top hurling teams in the province of Munster in Ireland....
champions. Waterford started a blistering page, going 0-6 to 0-0 up after 8 minutes. However Tipperary were level going in at half time. Both teams scored goals in rapid succession in the 2nd half. Waterford's nerve held, and they managed to win by two points on a scoreline of Waterford 1-20 Tipperary 1-18. It was Waterford's first semi-final win since 1963 and brought to an end a run of 5 consecutive semi-final defeats.
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Television and Radio Coverage
As with previous years, the IrishIreland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
state broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
will provide both television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
coverage for the event. As well as showing the senior game, RTÉ will also provide coverage of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Final
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship is an annual competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1928 for competitors under eighteen years of age in the game of hurling played in Ireland.The series of games are played during the summer months with the All-Ireland final...
on the day along with a suitable build up to the game in the preceding days. Irish satellite sports channel, Setanta Sports
Setanta Sports
Setanta Sports is an international sports broadcaster based in Dublin, Ireland. Setanta Sports was formed in 1990 to facilitate the broadcasting of Irish sporting events...
will provide coverage on the day for Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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and United States of America. The British Broadcasting Corporation provides coverage in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, although viewers may also be able to watch the RTÉ coverage through different mediums. Ger Canning
Ger Canning
Ger Canning is an Irish GAA hurling and football commentator with Raidió Teilifís Éireann .-Career:Born in Cork on August 1, 1951. Ger Canning was a secondary school teacher at South Presentation school in Cork City when he began his broadcasting career with Cork Local Radio in 1978.Two years later...
will commentate on RTÉ's television coverage. It was Canning's twenty third time doing the live match commentary for RTÉ.
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh is an Irish Gaelic games commentator for the Irish national radio and television, RTÉ. In a career that has spanned six decades he has come to be regarded as the "voice of Gaelic games." His prolific career has earned him a place in Guinness World Records.-Early...
provide commentary for RTÉ radio with the match being broadcast on both FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
and LW
Longwave
In radio, longwave refers to parts of radio spectrum with relatively long wavelengths. The term is a historic one dating from the early 20th century, when the radio spectrum was considered to consist of long, medium and short wavelengths...
. Radio coverage was also provided by numerous Irish local radio stations, most notably, WLR FM and KCLR 96FM
KCLR 96FM
KCLR 96FM is an Irish radio station which broadcasts to Carlow and Kilkenny in Ireland. It began broadcasting in May 2004. www.bci.ieThe station's slogan "The Heart of Carlow Kilkenny" is taken from the idea that the shape of the two counties, as they appear on maps, form the shape of a heart.More...
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| 1 | P. J. Ryan P. J. Ryan Patrick James "P. J." Ryan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Fenians and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 1999.-Club:... |
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| 2 | Michael Kavanagh Michael Kavanagh Michael Kavanagh is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club St. Lachtain's and has a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 1998.-Biography:... |
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| 3 | Noel Hickey Noel Hickey Noel Hickey is an Irish hurler who played currently plays as a full-back for the Kilkenny senior team.Regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, Hickey made his first appearance for the team during the 2000 championship and immediately became the first-choice full-back... |
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| 4 | Jackie Tyrell | ||
| 5 | Tommy Walsh Tommy Walsh (hurler) Tommy Walsh is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a right wing-back for the Kilkenny senior team. He joined the team during the 2002 championship and became a regular member of the starting fifteen the following year.... |
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| 6 | Brian Hogan Brian Hogan Brian Hogan is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a centre-back for the Kilkenny senior team.Hogan made his first appearance for the team during the 2004 championship and has become a regular player over the last few seasons. During that time he has won four All-Ireland winner's medals, four... |
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| 8 | Cha Fitzpatrick (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... ) |
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| 9 | Derek Lyng Derek Lyng Derek Lyng is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club called Emeralds and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 2001 to 2010.-Club:... |
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| 10 | Martin Comerford Martin Comerford Martin Comerford is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club O'Loughlin Gaels and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 2002 until 2010.-References:-Teams:... |
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| 11 | Richie Power Richie Power (1985) Richard "Richie" Power is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Carrickshock and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 2005.-Club:... |
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| 12 | Eoin Larkin Eoin Larkin Eoin Larkin is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club James Stephens and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 2005... |
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| 13 | Eddie Brennan Eddie Brennan Eddie Brennan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Graigue-Ballycallan and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 2000.-Biography:... |
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| 14 | Henry Shefflin Henry Shefflin Henry Shefflin is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Ballyhale Shamrocks and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 1999... |
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| 15 | Aidan Fogarty Aidan Fogarty Aidan Fogarty is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Emeralds and with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team.-Club:... |
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| 16 | James McGarry James McGarry James McGarry is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Bennettsbridge and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 1999 to 2008.-Club:... |
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| 17 | John Dalton John Dalton (hurler) John Dalton is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a substitute corner-back for the Kilkenny senior team.Dalton joined the team during the 2006 championship, however, it took two years before he became a regular member of the starting fifteen... |
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| 18 | P. J. Delaney P. J. Delaney P. J. Delaney is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Fenians and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 2006.-References:... |
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| 19 | James Ryall James Ryall James Ryall is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Graigue-Ballycallan and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 2002 to 2010.-Biography:James Ryall was born in Ballycallan, County Kilkenny in 1980... |
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| 20 | John Tennyson John Tennyson John Tennyson is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Carrickshock and with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team.- Early life :... |
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| 21 | Canice Hickey Canice Hickey Canice Hickey is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Dunamaggin and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 2007. Hickey's brother Noel has been a member of the Kilkenny team since 2000.-References:... |
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| 22 | Donnacha Cody Donnacha Cody Donnacha Cody is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club James Stephens and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 2006 until 2008.... |
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| 23 | Sean Cummins | ||
| 24 | Michael Fennelly Michael Fennelly Michael Fennelly is an American musician known for his work as a singer and songwriter in the 1960s and 1970s, notably in The Millennium and Crabby Appleton.... |
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| 25 | Richie Mullally Richie Mullally Richard "Richie" Mullally is an Irish sportsperson. He plays in midfield on the Kilkenny senior hurling team.Richie Mullally was born in County Kilkenny in 1978. A farmer by profession, Mullally plays his local club hurling with Glenmore... |
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| 26 | Michael Rice | ||
| 27 | Willie O'Dwyer Willie O'Dwyer Willie O'Dwyer is an Irish sportsperson from Mullinavat, County Kilkenny, Ireland. He plays hurling with his local club Mullinavat and with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team.-Playing career:... |
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| 28 | T. J. Reid T. J. Reid T.J. Reid is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Ballyhale Shamrocks and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 2008.-Club:... |
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| 29 | Richie Hogan Richie Hogan Richard "Richie" Hogan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Danesfort and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 2008.... |
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| 30 | Eoin Reid Eoin Reid Eoin Reid is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Ballyhale Shamrocks and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 2006. Reid has been appointed vice-captain of the Kilkenny senior hurling team for 2010, while his brother T. J... |
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Clinton Hennessy
Clinton Hennessy is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Ardmore, and was a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team from 2005 to 2011.-Club:...
Eoin Murphy
Eoin Murphy is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Shamrocks and was a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team between 2001 & 2011. During his childhood years he attended St. Colmans school in Fermoy. It was here Murphy began to distinguish himself winning a Dean...
Declan Prendergast
Declan Prendergast is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Ardmore and with the Waterford senior inter-county team. He is a brother of Waterford hurler Seamus Prendergast.-Club:...
Aidan Kearney
Aidan Kearney is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Tallow and with the Waterford senior inter-county team.-Club:...
Tony Browne
Tony Browne is an Irish sportsman. He plays hurling with his local club Mount Sion and is a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team from 1991 to present. He is currently the longest serving player in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.-Club:Browne plays his club hurling with the...
Ken McGrath
Ken McGrath is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Mount Sion and was a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team from 1996 to 2011.He is said to be one of the best hurlers to ever walk...
Kevin Moran (hurler)
Kevin Moran is a young Irish hurler who plays for both the Waterford Inter-county hurling team and the De La Salle GAA club.-Club:Kevin has played with his local club, De La Salle from underage upwards...
Michael Walsh (Waterford hurler)
Michael 'Brick' Walsh is an Irish sportsperson. He plays both hurling and football with his local club Stradbally and has been a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team since 2003.-Early life:...
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Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...
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Jamie Nagle
Jamie Nagle is an Irish sportsperson. He plays both hurling and football with his local club Dungarvan and he plays hurling with the Waterford senior inter-county team.-Club:...
Dan Shanahan
Dan Shanahan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Lismore and was a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team from 1998 until 2010. In recent seasons Shanahan has come to be regarded as one of the best players in the game being named undisputed Hurler of the Year...
Seamus Prendergast
Séamus Prendergast is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Ardmore and with the Waterford senior inter-county team. He is a brother of fellow Waterford player Declan Prendergast.-Club:...
Stephen Molumphy
Stephen Molumphy is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling and football with his local club Ballyduff and hurling with the Waterford senior inter-county team.-Early and private life:...
Eoin McGrath
Eoin McGrath is an Irish hurler who plays for both the Waterford inter-county hurling team and for Mount Sion GAA club. McGrath is son to former Waterford hurler Pat McGrath and brother to current Waterford inter-county hurler, Ken McGrath...
Eoin Kelly (Waterford hurler)
Eoin Kelly is a famous Irish hurler who plays for both the Waterford senior inter-county hurling team and club hurling for Passage GAA...
John Mullane
John Mullane is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club De La Salle and has been a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team since 2001.-Club:...
Adrian Power
Adrian Power is an Irish sportsperson. He plays both hurling and football with his local club Ballyduff Upper GAA and he plays hurling with the Waterford senior inter-county team....
Jack Kennedy (hurler)
Jack Kennedy is a young Irish hurler who plays for both the Waterford Inter-county hurling team and the Ballyduff Lower GAA club.He was part of the Waterford side that defeated Kilkenny by two points in the National Hurling League final in April 2007....
Paul Flynn (hurler)
Paul Flynn is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Ballygunner and was a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team from 1993 to 2008. Flynn is Waterford's top championship scorer of all-time.-Club:Flynn plays his club hurling with his local club Ballygunner and has...
Shane O'Sullivan
Shane O'Sullivan is an Irish hurler who plays for both the Waterford Inter-county hurling team and the Ballygunner GAA club. O'Sullivan is brother to the former Waterford inter-county hurler, Billy O'Sullivan.-Club:...
Gary Hurney
Gary Hurney is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling and gaelic football with his local club Abbeyside/Ballinacourty GAA and with both Waterford senior inter-county teams...
Dave Bennett
David Anthony Bennett is an English former Association football player. He is most famous for playing in two FA Cup Finals; 1981 for Manchester City, when he finished on the losing side, and 1987, when he produced a Man of the Match performance as Coventry City beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2.-Playing...
Richie Foley
Richard 'Richie' Foley is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Abbeyside, at collegic level with University College Cork and with the Waterford senior inter-county team...
Brian Phelan
Bryan Phelan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club De La Salle and with the Waterford senior inter-county team.-Club:...
James Murray (hurler)
James Murray is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Tallow and with the Waterford senior inter-county team.-Club:...
Tom Feeney (hurler)
Tom Feeney is an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Ballyduff Upper and formerly with the Waterford senior inter-county team.-Early life:Tom Feeney was born in Ballyduff, County Waterford in 1974...
Shane Walsh
Shane Walsh is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Fourmilewater and gaelic football with The Nire. He plays at inter-county level with Waterford....
Patrick Kearney (hurler)
Patrick 'Pa' Kearney is an Irish sportsman. He plays hurling with his local club Ballyduff Upper and has been a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team since 2007.-Club:Kearney plays his club hurling with Ballyduff Upper...
Davy FitzGerald
David Fitzgerald is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He is a former manager of the Waterford senior hurling team....
Man of the Match: Brian Cody Brian Cody Brian Cody is an Irish hurling manager and former player, currently managing the Kilkenny senior inter-county team, where he has been in charge since 1998... Linesmen: John Sexton (Cork) Tommy McIntyre (Antrim) Sideline Official Pat Green (Galway) Umpires Seamus O'Brien (Westmeath) Michael Coyle (Westmeath) Noel Nugent (Westmeath) Anthony Gavin (Westmeath) |