Gorey Town Park Turns 50: A celebration of community, sport and shared spaces

This Sunday, 20 April 2025, marks a major milestone for Gorey: it’s 50 years since Gorey Town Park was officially opened by then Uachtarán na hÉireann, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh. Over the past five decades, the park has grown into one of the town’s most loved public spaces. From dog runs and playgrounds to skateparks, sports …

Wexford athlete receives top-tier funding from Sport Ireland

A Wexford athlete is set to receive significant funding ahead for 2025... The Government, and Sport Ireland, has announced funding of high performance sport for 2025, increasing the money distributed through Sport Ireland from €25million last year to €27million. On Thursday, it was announced by Sport Ireland that Sophie Becker would be one of the …

Public meeting called to re-establish once popular Athletics club in Wexford

A public meeting has been called to re-establish a once-popular Athletics club... Gorey Athletics Club was he club was originally founded in 1958 by the great Tommy Doyle but fell away over a decade ago. Along with forming the club, in his latter years of involvement with the club, he became known as 'Tommy Sports' for …

Wexford woman appears as guest on the Tommy Tiernan Show

A Wexford woman appeared as a guest on the latest airing of the Tommy Tiernan Show... Wexford woman, Siobhan Doyle, is a cultural historian, museum curator, and an author. Over the weekend, she joined host Tommy Tiernan on the hit RTÉ chat show. Doyle, originally from Wellingtonbridge in County Wexford, has authored the book 'A …

Eight Wexford gymnasts to partake in European Championships

Eight exceptional gymnasts from Aspire Gymnastics in Coolree have only recently returned from Belgium, but their attention now turns to the European Championships.... Lily Murphy, Ciara Kane, and Katie Byrne competed in the Pre-Youth category at the Flanders International Acro Cup recently. Delivering two stunning routines, they secured an impressive spot in the final, finishing …

Ursula Jacob explains her unique pre-match routine that she followed religiously

Wexford's Ursula Jacob was the most recent guest on the Laochra Gael series on TG4... The Ursula Jacob episode follows her journey from a young girl playing hurling in the backyard, to her time with Coláiste Bríde in Enniscorthy, her All-Ireland title wins, and her time on the hit RTE show, The Sunday Game. One …

Documentary on Wexford’s Ursula Jacob to air this week

A documentary on Wexford great Ursula Jacob will air this week... The Laochra Gael documentary on Ursula Jacob will air on Thursday evening, February 6th, at 9:30pm. Ursula Jacob hails from the Jacob hurling dynasty of Oulart-The Ballagh. Her tacticalthinking and formidable scoring prowess has resulted in her name entering the conversation as one of …

Several Wexford natives pick up awards at IFAF Archery Indoor Nationals

Several Wexford people picked up awards at the recent IFAF Archery Indoor Nationals... This competition, one of the most important of the Indoor Season, was hosted by Na Laoch Dall in the SETU West Campus in Carriganore, Co. Waterford, one of the best indoor venues in all of Ireland. Deirdre Rogers of the CúChulainn Archery …

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