Twitter applauds Waterford footballers after 34-year wait for McGrath Cup success ends

34 years.

Waterford have ended their drought with a priceless McGrath Cup victory tonight but, having waited since 1981 to reclaim the Munster competition, it is all the more sweet for the Decies. Goals from Maurice O’Gorman, Gavin Nugent and Joey Veale helped Waterford to a nine-point 3-12 to 1-9 victory over Sigerson champs, UCC. Tom McGlinchey's men look intent on ramming the cynical words of the close season down their critics' throats and they're certainly making mugs of us even in January after we didn't give them much of a chance in our GAA movie comparisons just a few weeks ago. But, after their first final berth in 13 years, they've gone on and picked up the year's first piece of silverware. Perhaps we should watch this space. The Division Four men could just mean business. Naturally, the champs earned a few plaudits on Twitter. https://twitter.com/coilinduffy/status/559070601848311808 https://twitter.com/MarkNug/status/559090527107563520 https://twitter.com/unofficialgaa/status/559071885418565634

G'wan Waterford! #McGrathCup — Cormac O'Malley (@cormacpro) January 24, 2015  

Well done to Tom McGlinchey & the Waterford footballers!! Hope its start of great year for them. Great win.@WaterfordGAA — Damian Lawlor (@LawlorDamian) January 24, 2015

Waterford Footballers currently ranked number 1 in Munster — Cillian O'Keeffe (@chillok) January 24, 2015

Well done to the Nire and Waterford lads,! pic.twitter.com/dHmTpnL536 — NireGAA (@NireGAA) January 24, 2015

Waterford Football on the way back up #McGrathCupChamps — Liam Mulligan (@LiamMulligan95) January 24, 2015

Waterford win the McGrath Cup Final! #Waterford4Sam @WaterfordGAA @stenners2010 pic.twitter.com/gjUHEsrYFe — Emma Dempsey (@emdemm01) January 24, 2015

Great day for Waterford football — Kayleigh (@kvkveale) January 24, 2015

Waterford still on for the treble after that McGrath cup victory, just the Munster Championship and All-Ireland to go — Ciarán Kelly (@SkipFC) January 24, 2015