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It was a great day for Oulart-The Ballagh... The Oulart-The Ballagh women were crowned the 2020 Leinster champions today. Although we are well into 2021, last year's competition was deferred due to Covid-19 restrictions. Oulart-The Ballagh, who retained their county title in 2021, defeated Thomastown of Kilkenny on a score-line of 1-11 to 1-07 at …
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The Wexford Kennedy Cup squad travelled to Donegal on Friday... They played Donegal in the plate semi-final on Saturday morning. The game took place on Donegal turf, at Curragh Athletic FC's grounds in Killygordon. Wexford now set their sights on the final after defeating Donegal today after extra-time. The sides could not be separated at …
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The Wexford Kennedy Cup squad will travel to Donegal on Friday for their semi-final clash this Saturday.. After completing Zoom during the lockdown by strictly following the FAI's Covid-19 guidelines, it was time for the Kennedy Cup to begin. The Kennedy Cup is one of the most exciting football tournaments on the Irish footballing calendar, …
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Wexford GAA have once again recorded a surplus for 2021... At this evening's Wexford County Board meeting, Wexford GAA confirmed that they have recorded a surplus of over €1 million for 2021. "The Financial Statements for 2021 were approved by Coiste BainistÃ. There was an operating surplus of €1.08 million for the 11-month period ended …
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A Wexford Youths player has won the player of the year award for 2021... Wexford Youths Women's player, Kylie Murphy, has won the 2021 Women's Player of The Year at the SSE Airtricity Women's National League Awards. She defeated Galway WFC's Savannah McCarthy and Peamount United's Karen Duggan to claim the illustrious individual honour. Murphy …
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A Wexford man has made it through to the semi-final stages of the X-Factor... Stefan J Doyle, who is from Gorey in County Wexford, has made it through to the semi-finals of the competition. Doyle, who is a talented singer, was scouted through his social media channels and he was invited to take part in …
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The Wexford club football champions are out in action on the weekend… The Shelmaliers will be hoping to do a little bit better than the Wexford Senior hurling champions when they’re out in the Leinster Club Football Championship this weekend. The Shelmaliers were crowned victorious in the Wexford Senior hurling championship for 2021 after they …
Restaurant owners from Castlebridge are planning on fighting against the HSE in court... Perri Luigi, who is the owner of The Forge Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria in Castlebridge, Co Wexford, has started a GoFundMe. He aims to raise €100k as part of the GoFundMe fundraiser. These funds would go towards covering legal costs against the …
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Marc Halpin from Gorey is one of the co-hosts on the Paper Tuesdays podcast... Today, their 81st episode aired. In this episode, Marc bravely opens up and shares his stories about his battles with clinical depression. He opens up about his diagnosis, his life trauma and battles, but also, how in the last four years, …
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The Rapparees lost out to the Laois champions, Clough-Ballacolla, in the opening round of the Leinster club championship... Although it has been a great year for the Rapps, their 1-17 to 0-12 loss to Clough-Ballacolla was a disappointing one. Speaking to Liam Spratt of South East Radio following the Leinster club championship game, Rapparees manager …
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The world-famous Hook Lighthouse has made its way onto Amazon Prime... A documentary series entitled 'Great Lighthouses of Ireland' was first released on RTE in 2018. The docuseries is now available to watch on Amazon Prime. The first lighthouse in the excellent series is none other than Wexford's historic lighthouse, Hook Lighthouse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAIjrumkfTc Hook Lighthouse …
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There's a lot of talk down in Cork about Davy Fitzgerald... The former Wexford Senior hurling manager was in talks to become a part of the new Cork Camogie set-up, although the Cork County Board are yet to confirm any such appointment. Despite this, national publisher, the Irish Examiner, have since confirmed that the former …
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