Waterford's Eoin Kelly is considering his inter-county future after his four-year-old son was verbally abused by Deise supporters following Sunday's All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Tipperary.

The little boy was confronted by Waterford fans outside the Jury's Croke Park Hotel and, according to Kelly, he was verbally abused about his father's performance in the 1-18 to 3-19 defeat. The former All-Star forward said he was considering whether it was "worth it" to continue playing inter-county hurling.

"He's still very upset," Kelly said.

"You'd have to ask yourself whether it's worth carrying on playing for Waterford, if this is the kind of thing you have to deal with."

The revelation rounds off a weekend when the bad news for Waterford wasn't confined to the field of play. Kelly's county colleague Ken McGrath left for Cork University Hospital immediately after the game to be with his three-year-old daughter who underwent emergency surgery after she was bitten by a dog. Tweet

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