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Full-time Wexford Volkswagen Cup final in Ferrycarrig Park: Gorey Rangers 2 - 0 Shamrock Rovers Goals from Eric Quinn and Mark Woods ensured the Gorey side were crowned winners of the Wexford Cup after a 54-year-long wait.
Wexford's North End became FAI Junior Cup champions at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. An early penalty from Paul 'Spot' Murphy wasn't enough to see the Wexford side over the line. An equaliser by Pike Rovers forced extra time, but the extra half-hour still couldn't separate the two sides. Penalties were needed to find a …
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Wexford soccer side North End will face Pike Rovers this Saturday, May 12th at 2pm at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. They'll compete for silverware in the FAI Junior Cup final, a national amateur football cup competition for junior association football clubs in the Republic of Ireland. Fairview Rangers (eight-time winners) and Dublin's Cherry Orchard (seven-time …
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The former Wexford Youths star described their performances as shameful and shocking.
Enniscorthy CBS played St Joseph's College of Galway in the BOI/FAI Tom Nicher National Junior Cup final today at Homefarm. The Wexford school emerged victorious after a brilliant team display, but it is Enniscorthy's Kieran Murphy who will gain all the headlines after his cracking volley just before the half-time mark. Check out the sublime finish …
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It looks like Paul McLoughlin's Wexford Senior footballers will have to plan ahead to their Leinster Championship match without one of their key players. According to Wexford's renowned sports commentator Liam Spratt, St Martins' Barry O'Connor suffered a badly broken thumb in an u20 challenge game just under two weeks ago. Given a 2-3 month rehabilitation …
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A Letter to the Editor from a GAA parent.
Saturday afternoon. Manchester United vs Liverpool. 64 minutes played in the Premier League game, and out of nowhere a friend ponders aloud “Imagine a hurling league.” It invoked a smart reply: “We already have one… the National Hurling League,” I said. But, he was pondering something completely different. An All-Ireland Hurling League. It got us …
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"Kevin Doyle now has an advisory role with the Wexford u20 footballers." That's a headline not many GAA folks expected to read... Former inter-county footballer and current Wexford u20 manager Eric Bradley announced the news via Twitter on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/pj123_/status/963814133459247110 Speaking to Off The Ball, Doyle explained his link to the Wexford u-20 team and …
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The Wexford native and former Cork City star will be joining Fleetwood Town on loan.
Wexford native Ryan Delaney was pivotal to Cork City's recent League and Cup double... Playing underage with New Ross FC before joining Wexford Youths FC, Delaney impressed and the versatile defender signed a contract with English championship side Burton Albion aged 19. During his first year at the club, he was sent on loan to …
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The Wexford Senior Footballers have been dealt another retirement blow... PJ Banville and Shane Roche have already announced their inter-county retirements, and now Joey Wadding is the latest player to add his name to the list. Wadding announced his retirement on Twitter in a classy, yet emotional farewell stating that he made himself available for …
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