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On Sunday evening, Davy Fitzgerald's charges will travel to Nowlan Park to face Brian Cody's fifteen in the Allianz Leauge Hurling Quarter Final. On Friday afternoon, Brian Cody announced his team for the upcoming game. Eoin Murphy Paul Murphy Padraig Walsh Shane Prendergast Conor Fogarty Jason Cleere Paddy Deegan Ollie Walsh Cillian Buckley Colin Fennelly Walter Walsh …
With one game to spare and with promotion guaranteed for the Model county, we look at the top scorers from this year's successful National League 1b campaign. It is no surprise that Naomh Eanna club-man, Conor McDonald tops this list, but its interesting to see some other names up so high on the list. With …
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Today, the Wexford Senior hurlers gained promotion from Division 1b to the top tier of the National Hurling League. 2018 will mark the county's first time playing amongst the best hurling teams since 2011. In Davy Fitzgerald's first year of management, this is a remarkable achievement for the model county. They have won all four of …
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As part of AIBs #TheToughestTrade, Lee Chin and Alex Auld switched codes for an eventful week. Lee Chin was welcomed to Vancouver with open arms, while Auld made a visit to the Faythe Harriers GAA club in the South of Wexford. In the previous weeks, Chin has been in the media due to his comments regarding …
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Mark Fanning                               Glynn-Barntown Simon Donohoe                             Shelmaliers Liam Ryan                                      Rapparees James Breen                                  Adamstown Damien Reck                                  Oylegate-Glenbrien Matthew O’Hanlon                      St James Diarmuid O’Keeffe                       St Annes Shaun Murphy                              Oulart the Ballagh Jack O’Connor                              St Martins Aaron Maddock                           St Martins David Redmond                           Oulart the Ballagh Harry Kehoe                                  Cloughbawn Conor McDonald                         Naomh Eanna Lee Chin                                        Faythe Harriers Paul Morris                                   Ferns St Aidans Oliver O’Leary                              …
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On Sunday, the Wexford Senior hurlers travel to Tullamore to face a struggling Offaly side. In recent years, the sides have met on regular occasions in the National Hurling Leauge and during the championship stages. Although the Model County often proved too good for the Faithful on these occasions Sunday's test may prove to be more …
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Ireland has produced some magnificent sports stars throughout the years. At Wexford Weekly, we have put together a list of the top 10 from the last 20 years... 10. Carl Frampton. Coached by Barry McGuigan, Frampton is a professional boxer from Northern Ireland. At the time of writing, from his 23 professional fights, he has …
As a keen sportsperson, it is a nightmare to be on the sideline. Now, it's one thing not making the team or missing a match or training due to other commitments, but its a whole other ball game dealing with an injury. Apart from the obvious physical challenges, you have to sit and watch, knowing …
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Recently, Wexford Weekly was contacted to submit a story about an 8-year-old boy forcing to retire from his beloved sport. The story is heartbreaking. Two days ago, a young boy was being coached in a school session with his classmates in their local GAA clubs indoor arena. The whole class was excited and enthusiastic to …
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Updated 10/09/2021 (Additional info added, but list remains the same as originally published). It's one that is sure to divide opinion, but here at Wexford Weekly, we've decided to compile a list of some of Wexford's best sports stars... Here, we go through Wexford's Top 10 Sports stars. 10.JJ Codd Jamie Codd is an amateur …
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I used to love camogie... That was back when I played u10 & u12. Since then everything has changed, the sport got competitive, don't get me wrong I love a bit of competitiveness but this was too much, from the age of 13, I was fighting hard to get a place on the team. I …
