The Wexford Senior footballers returned to action on Saturday…
John Hegarty’s Wexford Senior Footballers lost out to a strong Kildare side in the opening round of the O’Byrne Cup in St Patrick’s Park, kicking off their 2026 campaign.
Not all is lost for Wexford though, as they now advance into the Shield of the O’Byrne Cup.
Wexford will take on near-neigbours Carlow in a derby clash in the Shield quarter-final of the 2026 O’Byrne Cup.
It will be an away clash for Wexford on this Wednesday evening, 7th January.
A win for Wexford will see them advance into the semi-final stages with Laois awaiting.
In the other semi-final, Wicklow and Longford will battle it out for a place in the O’Byrne Cup Shield final.
Fixture details:
Teams: Carlow vs Wexford
Date: Wed, 7th Jan
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Leo Park, Tullow
Wexford team:
(Featured Image Credit: PJ Howlin)
Jason Redmond
From Gorey, Jason is the owner of Wexford Weekly. He is also a post-primary English and History teacher.
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