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Waterford camogie have received a massive boost with the news that Dan Shanahan has taken over the reins as head coach of the senior side for 2020. Shanahan has already worked with manager Fergal O’Brien in the past when both were part of Derek McGrath’s backroom team with the senior hurling side. They went on to the reach the All-Ireland …

A host of Kilkenny and Waterford legends will go head-to-head this Sunday in a charity hurling game for Pieta House.

Dan Shanahan has proved he's still got it as he back among the goals again as Lismore booked their place in the Waterford SHC semi-final.

Dan Shanahan has always been modest throughout the successes which have come in his hurling career – and the Waterford selector’s latest praise of his brother Maurice exemplifies this. Speaking to the Irish Independent, the 40-year-old talked about what it is like to oversee the selection of a panel, which includes his brother, admitting that at times his brother has not …

Derek McGrath has led Waterford to their first All-Ireland final since 2008 and this Sunday the Déise will bid to overcome Galway to lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup for the first time in 58 years. Waterford have made great improvements under the De La Salle man but it has not come without its criticism as McGrath has been scrutinised in both the …

Waterford are through to the All-Ireland Hurling Championship final, after seeing off Cork on a scoreline of 4-19 to 0-20. The Déise were full value for their win, after trumping the Rebels in the majority of individual battles all over the field. It was neck and neck up until the sending off of Damien Cahalane, before Waterford raced clear. It …

The classic rivalry between the Cork and Waterford teams of the noughties provided us with many an epic battle.  The famed encounters between the teams, led on one side by the likes of Donal Óg Cusack, Diarmuid ‘The Rock’ O’Sullivan, Séan Óg O hAilpín, the O’Connor twins and Joe Deane, clashing against the might of Ken McGrath, Tony Browne, Paul …

With the All-Ireland hurling semi-finals just around the corner, Waterford are still sweating on the availability of Tadhg de Búrca – who is still in the process of appealing his one-match suspension, which was handed down to the Déise sweeper after he was sent off against Wexford. De Búrca was sent off after an altercation with Wexford’s Harry Kehoe – …

Derek McGrath has acted swiftly to eradicate the issues in his Waterford camp which saw them come up short against Cork in Sunday’s Munster SHC semi-final.  The Déise were second best at the weekend for the majority of the game, with the Rebels fully deserving of their 0-23 to 1-15 win. Even after Cork were reduced to 14 men with …

Without question, since the turn of the decade, one rivalry has been the most anticipated. That is Tipperary and Kilkenny of course. However, in the early 2000’s, Cork and Waterford was undoubtedly the game not to be missed. Time after time, classic after classic, there was little to separate these teams. Cork had Sean Og, Donal Og, the O’Connor twins …

Cork and Waterford take on one another this Sunday in a highly anticipated Munster semi-final. It is a game which will differ hugely from the classics of the 2000s. Here we select an All-Star XV of both sides from that great era. On Sunday the stars of the show are likely to be players such as Austin Gleeson and Conor …

It may seem like a distant memory now, however there was a time when hurlers had the option of taking to the field without a helmet. For hurlers today it may seem strange to imagine life without the helmet. Safety was the number one concern when this rule was implemented, and rightfully so. A player’s emotion seemed easier to tell …

Maurice Shanahan stepped out of his brother’s shadow to be well regarded as one of the top marksmen in intercounty hurling, winning an All-Star award in 2015. 2007 Hurler of the Year Dan is a selector on the Waterford team these days, but is still hurling away for his club, Lismore. The brothers helped Lismore to a Munster Intermediate title …

Ahead of this Sunday’s clash between Clare and Waterford in Thurles, this week’s Throwback Thursday looks at the last year Clare won a game in Munster and to a story that has gone full circle since then. The Gaelic Grounds in Limerick was the setting on a fine summer’s afternoon. 2007 had arguably been the year when Waterford looked most …

The National Hurling League Final was a great summary of hurling over the last 12 months or so. A very cagey affair unfolded and all spectators would have to say that it was 25 euro badly spent and a long car journey wasted. I have to say I’m glad I played hurling when I did — Ken McGrath (@kenmcgrath78) May …

Waterford’s senior hurlers were the latest team to take part in the crossbar challenge Led by Dan Shanahan, Waterford attempted to overcome Clare’s score of 12, after being nominated to take part in the challenge by Davy Fitzgerald last week. The rules are simple, each time to crossbar is struck, €50 is donated to a chosen charity. This week Waterford pledged …