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A young Wexford TY student is running a new initiative for Poetry Day... Sinéad O’Reilly, who is a TY student at Loreto Wexford, is running a Deep Routes Poetry Exchange for Poetry Day Ireland. In 2020, fifteen emerging young writers from around the island were selected to participate in the first-ever MoLI (Museum of Literature Ireland) Edna …
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Wexford GAA have expressed their disappointment with an external company... Wexford GAA released a statement today urging schools not to circulate "senior hurling wall planners" to their students. "Wexford GAA are disappointed that despite repeated requests a company from outside the county have again contacted schools to provide “senior hurling wall planners” to schools and …
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Fire crews from Wexford have been attending a fire at the Blackstairs Mountain... The Blackstairs Mountain on the Wexford and Carlow border was the most recent area whereby fire crews needed to attend. It follows on from the recent and devastating fires at Killarney National Park and at the Mourne Mountains. Fire crew personnel from …
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Ah sure, anything to relive this magical moment again... Ursula Jacob's goal from the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Camogie final made it into RTE's hit TV programme Reeling In The Years. It was an incredible piece of skill that lives long in the memories of Wexford hurling and camogie fans. No doubt, this still goes down …
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The Wexford Senior hurlers returned to team-training this morning [Sunday]... The Wexford Senior hurlers are back training just one day and they've already picked up an injury heading into the Allianz National Hurling League. Conor Mahoney, a newly-brought in player and member of Davy Fitzgerald's winning Mahoney team on Ireland's Fittest Family, picked up an …
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A Wexford woman is now more than half-way to her fundraising target... Wexford native Trina Cleary is currently involved in the fight of her life. She is courageously battling with Stage 4 cancer. Trina is 36-year-old mother from Duncormick in Co Wexford. She has a 13-year-old son and she is soon-to-be married to Stuuy. A …
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A Wexford native recently was successfully elected recently... Not too long ago, we reported that a young Wexford man was running for election to Young Fine Gael's National Executive. Young Fine Gael recently held their National Conference. This year for the first time, the conference was held digitally. It's now great to report that 23-year-old …
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Paul Shaughnessy of The Backdoor GAA recently sat down with former Wexford hurler Diarmuid Lyng... The former Wexford senior hurling player Diarmuid Lyng spoke at length to Paul Shaughnessy from The Backdoor GAA podcast. During the podcast, Lyng spoke about injuries, the benefits of Yoga, and living in Kerry. Wexford legend Lyng recently transferred to …
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A Wexford native has been confirmed as an official for the Tokyo Olympics... Wexford native Michelle O'Neill has been confirmed as a match official for this year's Olympic Games, in Tokyo. The Enniscorthy woman is the only Irish official to be selected for the upcoming Olympics. The women's tournament begins on July 21st, with the …
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There's only one Damien Fitzhenry... Wexford legend Damien Fitzhenry made a classy gesture to a recent retiree. Wayne Brogan's Dad recently retired from the Office of Public Works (OPW) after thirty years of service in The Garden of Remembrance. His father also served years in the army for six years. As a proud Wexford man …
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The family of Mary Atkinson have made a public appeal... Mary's sister, Sarah, made a public appeal yesterday evening: "Mary has gone missing again. Please blow this up and let us get her home safe. We are very worried and concerned about her. If anyone spots her or anything, contact me or the Wexford Garda …
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A "large number of vehicles" were broken into in areas across Wexford town on Wednesday night... Gardai in Wexford are appealing for witnesses after a "large number of vehicles" were broken into on Wednesday night and Thursday morning in various areas across Wexford town. "Between 8pm Weds night April 21st and 8am Thurs morning April …
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