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Not too long ago, Lee Chin was in the news for living the 'professional' life of a GAA player... The GAA prides itself on its amateur ethos and for an amateur sports player to be earning a living wage solely through the sport was essentially unheard of, or a rarity to say the least. In …
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Another Day...Another Giant. The Riverside Hotel on the banks of the river Slaney in Enniscorthy is fast becoming a place for flame-haired giants to walk among us. A few short months ago, the epic tales of Tony Doran’s exploits on the hurling field were recounted for the assembled gathering at the launch of his book …
Everything's to play for in the NHL semi-final and both managers have named their starting XVs.
Wexford host Kilkenny this afternoon at 2pm in the fortress that is Wexford Park. Once the National Hurling League semi-final fixture was confirmed, a large crowd was expected – but the demand for tickets is astonishing. By Thursday evening, Wexford Park sold 10,000 tickets – and ticket sales have shown little signs of stopping since …
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It looks like Paul McLoughlin's Wexford Senior footballers will have to plan ahead to their Leinster Championship match without one of their key players. According to Wexford's renowned sports commentator Liam Spratt, St Martins' Barry O'Connor suffered a badly broken thumb in an u20 challenge game just under two weeks ago. Given a 2-3 month rehabilitation …
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Ever since Davy Fitzgerald took over as manager of the Wexford hurling team, there has been an injection of desire and passion into the Model County. Davy, being an All-Ireland winning manager in 2013 with Clare, and Liam Griffin, being Wexford's last All-Ireland winning manager, do have their similarities. According to 1996 All-Ireland winner Storey, …
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Wexford host Kilkenny this Sunday in the Allianz National Hurling League semi-final. With a National Hurling League final place at stake, both teams will be going all-out to attain the win and lay down a marker for the remainder of the season. Kilkenny manager Brian Cody has announced his XV ahead of the intriguing tie: …
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An in-form Wexford hurling side welcomes Brian Cody's Kilkenny team to Wexford Park this Sunday. Having already played Kilkenny in the Walsh Cup and met them in Nowlan Park in the National Hurling League, this meeting will mark their third of at least four of their 2018 clashes. So far, it's honours-evens between Fitzgerald's Wexford …
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Wexford forward Conor McDonald faces a race against time to be fit for Sunday's eagerly-awaited NHL Division 1 semi-final against Kilkenny. After scoring a crucial goal and rising to the occasion when needed most in the remaining five minutes against Galway, missing Sunday's clash would serve as a crucial blow to Wexford and a coming-to-form …
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Wexford have enjoyed another credible National Hurling League campaign under the watchful eye of Davy Fitzgerald. At the beginning of the year, question marks were raised over the team's ability to perform at a higher level in Division 1A. Wexford have answered those questions - and they now find themselves in a National League semi-final …
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Earlier in the year, Wexford GAA advertised for the position of the county's first-ever 'Commerical Manager.' Since Davy Fitzgerald took over the helm, Wexford GAA's profits and profile have exponentially risen, and it will be up to the new commercial manager to ensure this continues to grow. Lately, Wexford GAA confirmed that current Wexford inter-county …
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