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Oulart- The Ballagh have dominated the Wexford Senior championship for the last decade, but in 2017, their status as hurling kingpins in Wexford was impaired. They started their season off in poor form, being defeated by a young and impressive St Martins side in Bellefield in Enniscorthy. But despite the initial setback, they regrouped and …
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Wexford native Aidan O'Brien has been crowned the 'Irish Independent' Sports Star of the Year... Successful horse trainer, O'Brien, broke the world record this year for most group one winners and established himself as one of the greatest trainers in the history of not just horse-racing, but sport, as a whole. He beat Bobby Frankel's …
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Former Kilkenny goalkeeper PJ Ryan was brought into the Wexford Senior set-up last year as a goalkeeping coach after the new managerial appointment of Davy Fitzgerald... However, PJ Ryan has now acquired a job with his home county as a 'Games Development Administrator' and as a result of this, he cannot continue with his role …
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Some great clips.
Fresh from their dramatic Leinster final win against Brian Cody's Kilkenny in 2004, the Wexford Senior hurlers continued to play with confidence in abundance the following year... Unfortunately for the Yellowbellies though, they lost the final to Kilkenny on a scoreline of 0-22 to 1-16 and failed to retain the Bob O'Keeffe Cup. Notably, Wexford fans …
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Rare footage of the 1996 All-Ireland final preview with Michael Lyster and co.
Every Monday, Wexford Weekly will now provide you with a new "Wexford sports tweets of the week" series... (Monday 11 December 2017 - Monday 18 December 2017): Gorey boxer Niall "Boom Boom Baz" Kennedy continued his incredible professional win-streak after defeating America's Danny Calhoun on Sunday. After a second-round KO, Kennedy is now 10-0 and due to …
After a terrific year where they overcame Kilkenny twice and reached their first Leinster championship since 2004, the Wexford Senior hurlers are already facing some major problems ahead of their 2018 season... Talented St Martin's star Rory O'Connor underwent knee surgery yesterday to fix an ongoing problem. The injury meant that he played the Wexford …
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Eight months after the on-field scandal, Tipperary GAA secretary Tim Floyd remains annoyed by the suspension handed to Tipperary hurler Jason Forde... The controversial 'melee' between Forde and Wexford manager Davy Fitzgerald resulted in Forde initially receiving a two-match ban while Fitzgerald was infamously handed an eight-week ban for his part. Floyd, writing in his …
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This day 100 years ago, December 10th 1917, the Wexford footballers came up against Clare in the All-Ireland Football Championship... It was the Banner County's first appearance on All-Ireland football final day, and due to the success and quality of the Wexford team they were facing, they entered the game as complete underdogs in front …
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The 2016 and 2017 All-Star selections flew to Singapore on Wednesday... And two Wexford hurlers were amongst the seventy plus GAA players that made the journey. Namely, midfielder Lee Chin and centre-back Matthew O'Hanlon are the two Wexford stars given the opportunity. The travelling players & management will be involved in a number of exhibition …
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Since making his professional debut in 2015, Niall Kennedy has continued to make monumental strides... Hailing from Gorey Boxing Club, Kennedy insists that he's "not even the best boxer" in his estate Willow Park, and he doesn't have a lot of "natural talent." However, what the 33-year-old Wicklow Garda does have is a serious work ethic, …
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