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Ah, we could have guessed it was going to turn out like this really... Despite players like David Dunne giving it his all and making a holy-show of his competition in the 'dead hang', the winners were judged by their overall performance and the group's overall fitness levels on the night. https://twitter.com/fitteststars17/status/946870419302297600 In the end, the winning …
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Wexford's Fittest Superstars is currently underway in Whites Hotel and the annual event, hosted this year by Tipperary duo 'The Two Johnnies' has already displayed some remarkable and hilarious moments. One remarkable event occurred during the 'Hang Tough Test', also known as a 'dead-hang' in the world of fitness. Simply put, this involves hanging from …
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Wexford's O'Byrne cup campaign gets underway tomorrow as the Wexford Senior Footballers travel to O'Connor Park in Tullamore to face Offaly. The pre-season competitions provide an effective platform for managers to try out new players, as managers attempt to find their best starting fifteen ahead of the more-important league and championship campaigns. And now, a …
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It's nearing that time of the year again... The Wexford Senior footballers start off their O'Byrne Cup campaign on Saturday, December 30, as they travel to Offaly to face the Faithful county, hoping to get their season off to winning ways. Under Seamus 'Banty' McEnaney in 2017, the Wexford Senior footballers were promoted to Division 3 …
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It's just a mere three days before Christmas day, but an important under 21 football final tonight meant that both St Martins and Glynn-Barntown were forced to put their pre-festive celebrations on hold... A Premier County football final at the end of December is the least one would expect, but the players, management and fans had …
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Wexford native Aidan O'Brien has been crowned the 'Irish Independent' Sports Star of the Year... Successful horse trainer, O'Brien, broke the world record this year for most group one winners and established himself as one of the greatest trainers in the history of not just horse-racing, but sport, as a whole. He beat Bobby Frankel's …
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Former Kilkenny goalkeeper PJ Ryan was brought into the Wexford Senior set-up last year as a goalkeeping coach after the new managerial appointment of Davy Fitzgerald... However, PJ Ryan has now acquired a job with his home county as a 'Games Development Administrator' and as a result of this, he cannot continue with his role …
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Fresh from their dramatic Leinster final win against Brian Cody's Kilkenny in 2004, the Wexford Senior hurlers continued to play with confidence in abundance the following year... Unfortunately for the Yellowbellies though, they lost the final to Kilkenny on a scoreline of 0-22 to 1-16 and failed to retain the Bob O'Keeffe Cup. Notably, Wexford fans …
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Rare footage of the 1996 All-Ireland final preview with Michael Lyster and co.
Every Monday, Wexford Weekly will now provide you with a new "Wexford sports tweets of the week" series... (Monday 11 December 2017 - Monday 18 December 2017): Gorey boxer Niall "Boom Boom Baz" Kennedy continued his incredible professional win-streak after defeating America's Danny Calhoun on Sunday. After a second-round KO, Kennedy is now 10-0 and due to …
