The Chairman of Waterford County Board has paid tribute to Paraic Fanning who stepped down as Waterford hurling manager yesterday evening.

The Mount Sion man who took over last September announced that he made the decision for personal reasons.

Waterford’s hurlers reached the league final however they lost all their championship matches in Munster and finished bottom of the table in the round-robin series for the second year running.

Paddy Joe Ryan who spoke to Gavin Whelan on this afternoon’s “On The Ball” says he worked tirelessly, you can hear the Interview on the link below.

Paddy Joesays the process to find a successor will start next week.

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