Waide was involved with the Donegal senior team during the 2000s and 2010s under three different managers:
John Joe Doherty,
Jim McGuinness and
Rory Gallagher. Waide
captained Donegal in the final and scored three points as the team won their first Ulster minor title in 10 years at
Croke Park in 2006. In 2009, he made substitute appearances for the Donegal senior team in the second halves of their championship victory over
Galway at
Markievicz Park and their defeat to
Cork at
Croke Park. He was injured in 2012. In 2005, Waide played for his club in the final of the
Donegal Senior Football Championship. His club won, after a
replay. He also played for his club in the final of the
2010 Donegal Senior Football Championship. His club won. He then played for his club in the final of the
2015 Donegal Senior Football Championship. His club won. He then played for his club in the final of the
2019 Donegal Senior Football Championship (the first two games of three). After the first two games finished level, his club won the third game and, with that, the title. He also played for his club in the final of the
2020 Donegal Senior Football Championship. His club won, following extra-time and a penalty shoot-out. Then he played for his club in the final of the
2022 Donegal Senior Football Championship. His club won. He also played for his club in the final of the
2023 Donegal Senior Football Championship, appearing as a substitute in this one. His club won. This was his nineteenth season with his club, and though he was not often starting games, because of injury, he would often appear later on. He played for
Donegal Boston in 2008. ==Honours==