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A brand new event called Rí Rá Festival of Children’s Arts, takes place from the 26th to the 28th of July 2024 in Wexford... The aim of Rí Rá Festival of Children's Arts is to provide new, high quality arts experiences for all children in Co. Wexford, especially in the field of contemporary circus. The …
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Two Wexford men represented their county and country with distinction recently... Billy O'Brien, a Guinness world record holder and a Hall of Famer from Ballycogley in Wexford, was selected as the team captain for the Ireland and UK Arrows darts team. Last month, they had a most successful visit to Turkey. They played in 4 …
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A young Wexford girl has been handed a great honour... Irish team selection has been confirmed for 16 year old athlete Kara Morrissey from Enniscorthy. Kara will represent her school, the Presentation College in Wexford and the Irish Schools International Track & Field Team 2024. The SIAB International rotates around the four competing nations and 2024 …
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David Kelleher from Rosslare Strand published his first book in 2023… The title of David’s book, “Stop, Breathe, Read”, has been available on Amazon, Kindle, and Waterstones. It has been well received with an average user rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars. In August 2023, “Stop, Breathe, Read” was sales ranked number 1 on Love Poems on Amazon UK & Ireland. David …
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A young North Wexford girl is bidding for a Gold medal in the Youth European Boxing Championships today… Kayleigh Byrne, who has already secured a bronze medal at least, will be fighting today for a Gold medal. She defeated a local favourite in the previous round in Bosnia According to her coaches, she will be …
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Wexford GAA has teamed up with Samaritans to encourage player, members and supporters to reach out for help… The suicide prevention charity has secured the naming rights of the county’s second largest ground and will be known as Samaritans St Patrick’s Park for the next three years. The new name and signage at the Enniscorthy …
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There’s no stopping this young Wexford man… This year, Denny Bookle has been crowned European Team Champion, All Ireland Junior Champion, and now World Masters Champion. It’s not a bad year for the Wexford youngster to say the least. Denny Bookle came back from 5-1 down to win the World Masters final 6-5 against the …
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New Ross and County Wexford woman Sophie Becker produced a magical performance from the starting block to help propel the Irish women's 4x400 metre relay team to a magnificent silver in the European's last night at 8.05pm Irish time... Sophie's explosiveness from the blocks has meant that the Wexford woman has been trusted with and …
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A Wexford Muay Thai fighter made his professional debut recently... John McGee, who fights out of Valhalla Muay Thai Gym in Wexford town, made his professional debut on May 26th. McGee emerged with his hand raised. Wexford man McGee fought Georgestone in the South West Fight Series 2024 which took place in Torquay, Devon, UK. …
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It was an early start for the seven members of CúChulainn Archers Wexford who travelled to Harbour House Archery Club in Athy, the venue for the Double 720 Round on the Bank Holiday Sunday... While the day started out really sunny at 6.30am in Wexford, there was pretty dense haze at Harbour House. However, once it burned off, the …
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Three friends are organising darts fundraisers and will be doing their own fundraisers to help raise vital funds for charity... The trio of Stephen Redmond, Conall McCrea, and John O'Hara have pulled together to create a few exciting nights of fundraisers within their communities. The first event takes place this Saturday, June 1st. The first …
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A Wexford MMA fighter has been handed a huge opportunity... Wexford-based mixed martial arts fighter, Brian Moore, has been announced for the Bellator Ireland card which takes place in Dublin in June. Moore, now aged 36, has been given a massive opportunity, being placed against 27-year old Italian Francesco Nuzzi. Francesco Nuzzi, who is unbeaten …