Families encouraged to register for free Scavenger Hunt this weekend for Wexford Science Festival

Could you be Wexford’s fastest, fittest, brightest  online Scavenger Hunt team or family? Well, if you think you have what it takes then you’re asked to register now on www.calmast.ie for a free, online Family Scavenger Hunt beginning this Saturday and concluding on Sunday as part of Wexford Science Festival. Join international edutainer Steve Sherman, Chief Imagination …

Enniscorthy Community Allotments honoured at All-Ireland community awards

Enniscorthy Community Allotments was honoured at the annual Pride of Place community awards on Friday evening in Armagh City (November 10)... The allotments came runner up in the ‘Community Wellbeing Initiative: Holistic’category and was one of two Kilkenny projects to receive nominations for the awards, but volunteers with Clongeen Community Development Group (Clongeen Hall) were …

New member of Keith Rossiter’s Wexford Senior hurling backroom team steps away

A member of Keith Rossiter’s new backroom team has already stepped away… Frank Flannery, a former Oulart-The Ballagh manager, has stepped away from Keith Rossiter’s set-up ahead of the new season. Flannery was also a coach with Carrigtwohil in Cork for the 2022-23 season. The Echo Live in Cork has reported that Flannery stepped away …

Two Wexford natives win titles at Ireland’s National Elite boxing championship

There was success for two Wexford natives this weekend... Wexford town boxer, Dean Walsh, won his fight at the National Stadium on Saturday evening. Dean Walsh (St Ibar’s/Joseph’s, Wexford) defeated Eugene McKeever (Holy Family Drogheda), with the judges scoring it 3-2 in favour of the Wexford man. After the fight, Dean's uncle, Billy Walsh, presented …

Wexford farmers among first to graduate from Tirlán & Baileys Sustainable Farming Academy

20 Tirlán dairy farmers are making their mark as the inaugural cohort of farm family suppliers to graduate from the Tirlán and Baileys Sustainable Farming Academy... This is the first Sustainable Farming Academy class to graduate with their Diploma in Environment, Sustainability and Climate from University College Cork, which was designed to provide them with …

All you need to know ahead of Naomh Eanna’s Leinster hurling clash against Kilcormac Killoughey

The excitement is building as Wexford Senior hurling champions, Naomh Eanna, will play Killcormac Killoughey this weekend... Here, we provide all the basic information and the must-know details ahead of the match. What's it in? It's a Leinster hurling club championship game. It's a quarter-final of the competition. Both teams have been placed automatically into …

Science behind elite athletes, space travel, singing and DNA under the microscope for Wexford Science Festival

Wexford will be a hotbed of scientific experiment, technological ingenuity, engineering and mathematical endeavour in the coming days as up to 60 free events get underway from November 9th to 19th as part of Wexford Science Festival... Libraries across the county, schools, the National Opera House,  direct provision centres, sports clubs and other community facilities …

Two Wexford boys on successful Irish team that won u-16 World Championships for angling

Two Wexford boys were on a successful Irish fishing team recently.... Team Ireland won Gold for U16 World Fishing Championship in the Netherlands in October. Two of the team's members were from Wexford. They included Max Roche from Garrylough and Kai Butler from Duncannon. Team Ireland's Under-16 Shore Angling Team has made the nation proud …

Interview: We speak to the Wexford lads behind their newly-released podcast ‘Happy Hour with C and D’

There are plenty of podcasts knocking around these days... But, that's not stopping Wexford lads, both Kennett Byrne and Darren Meaney from joining in on the fun. On Sunday, we caught up with the hosts behind the new podcast 'Happy Hour with C and D' to discuss their motivation behind it, their future plans, and …

Wexford’s odds to win the Leinster Senior hurling championship revealed

Wexford's fixtures for the Leinster Championship were released recently... First up for the Wexford Senior hurlers will be a home clash against Dublin. Last year, it was felt that Wexford left the game behind them in Croke Park, having hit a significant number of wides from distance. An away trip to Antrim will be their …

Big win for Wexford boxer Dean Walsh at National Stadium in Irish Elite preliminaries

Wexford boxer, Dean Walsh, was back in action last night... Wexford boxer Dean Walsh of St Ibars Boxing Club in Wexford town was fighting at the National Stadium on November 3rd. It was in the preliminaries for the Irish boxing National Elites. Fighting at 71kg, Dean Walsh is the current holder of the title. Yesterday, …

Five key battles as Naomh Eanna prepare for Leinster hurling clash against Kilcormac Killoughey

Naomh Eanna won the Wexford Senior Hurling title for the second time in their club's history earlier this year... The Gorey side defeated Oylegate-Glenbrien in the Wexford Senior Hurling final back in August - but they still have to wait another week for their next game in the Leinster Hurling championship. Naomh Eanna will take on the …