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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 …
The wind whipped in from the Atlantic. Eight hours from home, on a windswept pitch carved into the Antrim coastline, the Wexford Eagles stood together with their season on the line and left no doubt about who they were... This wasn’t just a win. It was a statement from a team that has been fighting …
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The Irish Arrows team recently travelled to Turkey... In their opening clash, the Irish Arrows team defeated the Turkish champions on a score-line of 13-3. After that, they defeated the Turkey National team on a score-line of 13-2. Next up for the Irish Arrows team was a game against the old enemy, the UK. The …
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A well-known Ferns local fought on an MMA card in Dublin... Ferns native, Johnny Dwyer, would be well-known in Wexford hurling circles, but he switched the hurling pitch for the Octagon this weekend. Over the last 20 weeks, the Ferns man has been undergoing the 'Train Alta' programme, an MMA programme which "works through a …
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A well-known Ferns local is set to fight on an upcoming MMA card in Dublin... Ferns native, Johnny Dwyer, would be well-known in Wexford hurling circles, but he will be switching the hurling pitch for the Octagon this weekend. Dwyer was Ferns' hero in the 2022 Wexford Senior hurling final when he hit a side-line …
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