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A host of Wexford natives and stars will feature and represent the county at this year's Hurling for Cancer Research game.... Hurling for Cancer Research is an annual charity hurling match fundraising for the Irish Cancer Society. The Hurling for Cancer Research event has been running since 2011, making the upcoming (2025) edition the 14th …
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The 2025 Atlantic Youth Touch Cup was the largest international Touch Rugby tournament ever held in Ireland with 45 international youth teams from 12 countries descending on the University of Limerick... And for two young players from County Wexford, it was a dream come true as their team picked up a brilliant Gold Medal. Finn …
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A sports club in Wexford has received 'Texaco Support for Sport' funding... One Wexford sports club has received funding. 26 successful sports clubs chosen county-by-county to receive funding under the 2025 Texaco Support for Sport initiative. Edermine Ferry Rowing Club is the only Wexford club to receive Texaco 'Support for Sport' funding for 2025. The sports club has been …
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Some Wexford hurlers are currently preparing for an International clash... The Wexford u-18 hurlers will take on the Scotland u-18s in 'Shinty-Hurling' on August 5th. Shinty–hurling is a hybrid sport that combines elements of shinty (a Scottish stick-and-ball game) and hurling. It’s played in friendly or exhibition matches between Scottish and Irish teams, most notably …
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On July 20th 2025, the All Ireland GAA Handball 60 x 30 finals took place... It was a fantastic day for Wexford Gaa Handball.All 7 Wexford finalists took home Gold medals in the All Ireland final. This was an fantastic achievement for Wexford GAA Handball. It was also a historic day for Ballymitty Handball Club …
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A rising star in Irish athletics, 16-year-old Léa from Killurin is set to earn her second international cap this weekend as she travels to Derby, England, to represent Ireland at the SIAB Schools International Track & Field Championships... Léa, a student at Loreto Secondary School in Wexford and a member of Bree Athletic Club, has …
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A Wexford man has helped to raise €1,000 for charity through a charity football tournament... CIE Promotions, ran by Enniscorthy's Mick Abidoye, has shared that their recent tournament raised €1,000 for The Bukky Foundation. The Bukky Foundation was established in memory of Olubukoye “Bukky” Abidoye by his eldest son, Michael Abidoye Jnr. Bukky passed away …
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Former Wexford hurler, Tom Dempsey, felt compelled to bring attention to some ongoing issues within the Camogie Association... Dempsey, who recently travelled to the Wexford Senior Camogie match versus Derry, was perplexed by multiple things at the game. The loser of the game would be relegated from Senior, so it was a very important game …
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Sixteen players. One last game. Zero regrets... The Wexford Eagles didn’t end their season where they thought they would, but they ended it the right way. With a controlled, courageous 18–6 win over the Northwest Vipers at the National Sports Campus in Dublin, the Eagles closed the book on 2025 by doing what they’ve done …
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The pitch will be the same. The colours will be familiar. And when the pads crack and whistles blow at high noon in the National Sports Campus this Sunday, it won’t feel like a secondary final. It’ll feel like a reckoning... The Wexford Eagles, reborn and rebuilt, face off against the Northwest Vipers in the …
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In the quiet hours before sunrise on a recent Sunday, a dozen runners gathered at Gorey Town Park. Some chatted softly. Others bounced on the spot, shaking off sleep... There were seasoned athletes, midlife first-timers, and a few thirty-somethings who had only recently dared to call themselves “runners” at all. A whistle blew. Feet hit …
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Over the past several months, two new padel courts were being being built in a Wexford location.... Padel is a form of tennis that's rapidly growing across Europe. In 2017, just three padel courts existed across all of Ireland. However, the growth of the sport across Ireland and Europe cannot be overstated. Now, 50 padel …
