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It is a beauty to behold, when you see the purple and gold... The purple and gold colours are synonymous with Wexford. Over the last number of years, however, Wexford FC have worn colours such as pink, black, and navy. It was announced this evening that Wexford FC will be proudly wearing a purple and …
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Wexford GAA have released a new commemorative jersey... The jersey is in honour of that worn by Selskar Young Irelands, who defeated Dromtariffe from Cork in 1893. The jersey is in the shade of green worn on the day and contains the Selskar Young Irelands crest on the back. The Young Irelands jersey was one …
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Gym-goers at Patrick Curley PEAK Fitness Studio in Gorey gathered together in an attempt to raise vital funds.... A fundraiser, which was set up by Gorey councillor Andrew Bolger, aimed to raise 10,000 euro. The money raised will go towards a defibrillator, as there is no public access to a defibrillator in Gorey Town. Gym-goers at …
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Two Wexford natives won awards at the 'Black and Irish' inaugural show recently... Love Island star Dami Hope won two awards at the event. He won Personality of the Year and Creator of the Year. Meanwhile, Michael Abidoye regained his title as the Community star of the year against stiff opposition with rapper Sello, and …
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A young Wexford jockey won his first race at the tender age of just 16... Stone-Walsh had had his first ride at Gowran after he received his racing licence May, but 'Malaysian' provided Wexford native Conor Stone-Walsh with his breakthrough success at Dundalk's racecourse. The 9/2 tipped horse won by just a nose on the evening in the …
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Iarnrod Eireann has announced plans to pin Ireland’s longest railway bridge, the Barrow Bridge on the Wexford Waterford rail line, in the open position... Iarnrod Eireann wrote to South East on Track last week to announce plans to pin Ireland’s longest rail bridge the Barrow Bridge near Great Island in Co. Wexford into the open-to-shipping …
Members of Wexford Sinn Féin have this week expressed their delight at the addition of a new councillor to their Local Government team, in the form of one of Wexford's most experienced councillors, Cllr. David Hynes.... Councillor Hynes, who applied to join Sinn Féin in November, has today had his membership approved by Sinn Féin's …
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Last Christmas, Fhiona Ennis Maguire from Ballymurn in Wexford received a very special present from her then 8 year old daughter... Earlier that year, Sherese (8) secretly revealed to her dad, Thomas Maguire, that she had an idea for a Christmas present for her mum. She then went on to explain that she had written a …
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Fethard-St Mogues made history in Chadwicks Wexford Park this weekend... They won the Intermediate Leinster Football title. They defeated Dunshaughlin of Meath in a brilliant game, beating them by the bare minimum on a scoreline of 1-15 to 2-11. It's not the first time that the men from Fethard have captured provincial success. Back in …
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A Wexford native has just won an All-Ireland... St James' club man, Darragh Lyons, won an All-Ireland title with his college team on Wednesday evening. Lyons was involved with the Maynooth Gaelic football team who defeated UCD in the Electric Ireland Higher Education Senior Football Division 1 League Final. The game took place at Dublin …
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A woman in a Wexford jersey has been spotted at the World Cup... Although Ireland are not at the FIFA World Cup this year, one of the funniest moments came from an Irish man after he interrupted a French interviewer to state 'Je suis une Baguette'. At the immediate start of the now viral clip, …
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One of the major news stories of the week was that a young boy was attacked by a dog... The dog left the young boy with harrowing and serious facial injuries. Alejandro Mizsan, aged 9, was playing on a green area of the Old Forge Road estate in Enniscorthy, Wexford, on Sunday when he was attacked …
