Two Wexford natives nominated for Black and Irish awards

Two Wexford natives have been nominated for 'Black and Irish' awards... Two proud Wexford natives, Mick Abidoye, owner of Created in Éire, and Festy Ebosele, Irish international footballer, have been nominated for the prestigious 2024 Black and Irish Awards. Mick Abidoye has been nominated for Community Person of the Year, while his business, Created in …

Wexford youngster being eyed up by Premier League side for January transfer

A highly-rated Wexford footballer is being eyed up by a Premier League side... Premier Football League side in England, Brentford, have their eyes on a Wexford native and they are set to approach him to transfer as the January transfer window looms. According to a recent report in the Irish Mirror, Kaylem Harnett will be …

One Wexford player named on LOI First Division Team of the Year

It's always nice to receive individual awards like this... The League of Ireland First Division Team of the Year was revealed yesterday. Just one Wexford FC player was named on the team, despite the team reaching the play-offs. The Wexford FC player who made it onto the team was attacker, Aaron Dobbs. Although Dobbs would …

Several professional football clubs eyeing up a move for young Wexford FC player

It looks like another Wexford FC player could be on the move this Winter... News emerged this morning that 20-year old Wexford FC player, Kian Corbally, is being eyed up for a potential move by multiple professional football clubs. There is interest from professional clubs in both England and Portugal. Last season, he had interest …

Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson has high praise for Wexford’s Festy Ebosele

The Republic of Ireland team are now preparing for their next matches... One player that has been added to the squad after some excellent performances in previous International matches coming off the bench is Wexford native, Festy Ebosele. Speaking at his squad announcement press conference, Hallgrimsson praised the Wexford native: “He's knocking on the door. …

Wexford FC looking for a new manager for Men’s first team after Keddy’s departure

Wexford FC are on the hunt for their new manager... Three days after the announcement that James Keddy was departing the Wexford FC Men's first team, Wexford FC have advertised for the availability of the the new position. James Keddy was announced as the Wexford FC manager in 2022. Lasting two years, his departure was …

Opinion: New changes to FAI sporting calendar brings pros and cons

There are big changes coming to football in Wexford and Ireland as a whole.... The FAI are changing when the football season takes place. The current system follows the school year playing from September-April/May. It is also the months that is used in England and most of the countries in Europe. In theory, it should …

John Godkin highlights why Wexford FC move into town makes perfect sense

There was some fantastic news out of Wexford this week with the news that Wexford FC have been given a grant from the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Funding (LSSIF)… €2m has been allocated to Wexford FC toward their new ground.  With this great news I caught up with Wexford FC’s Head of Football Operations, John …

Wexford FC awarded large-scale infrastructure grant for development of new grounds

Those involved with Wexford FC were given excellent news today.. Wexford FC was one of the big winners from Monday’s unveiling of Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Funding (LSSIF) grants. Wexford, with their men’s team in the First Division and women’s the Premier, are to be assigned €2m towards their new ground. The Wexford FC Men's …

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