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If you stay quiet and listen real closely, you can still hear a rager of a party going on in Ferns. Their hurlers have immortalized themselves with a championship win that has made them heroes for now and forever.... The scenes of joy and exuberance beamed onto our TV screens were a beauty to behold …
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Ladies and gentlemen, we are well and truly back to greatness. The Wexford senior hurling championship is starting to reach a boiling point with just one final group game left before the madness and mayhem of the quarter-finals at the end of the month... Today, we’re going to assess the main challengers to the Rapparees’ …
It can be exhausting being a fan of the greatest game on earth... A rollercoaster doesn't begin to describe the path the Wexford hurlers have taken since Darragh Egan took over the reins last September. In the four months of game time, we've seen blowouts both for and against, nail-biters and non-performances that delight and …
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Let's be straight here. Wexford were hammered by Waterford in the Allianz Hurling League semi-final on Sunday... And while it's likely that we still would have been on the wrong end of a beating, questions marks remain over one moment in the game. Wexford's Rory O'Connor was through on goal in the first-half. Falling on …
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Defeats hurt. A nineteen point defeat to your near neighbours after a period of optimism and joy hurts even more... Wexford never really raised a gallop as they watched Waterford storm their way into Saturday night’s Allianz League Division 1 final which finished on a scoreline of 5-20 to 0-16. Hopes were high going into …
The intercounty hurling scene returned with a bang at the weekend... The Walsh Cup is often maligned as a chance to work off the extra pounds put on at Christmas, but this year there was the added bonus of a new senior manager and his style to analyse. Davy Fitzgerald captured two pre-season titles during …
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You all know the ad. The samba style music. The plate of ham and veg wrapped up in cling film on a lonely table. The lad desperately willing the clock forward during his exams. The unbelievably awkward pause as the word “shift” is just left to hang in the air... To be fair, the Electric …
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Last weekend at Tallaght Stadium, Wexford Youths grew up.... Another national cup success was secured in a comfortable manner which belied the underdog status they were assigned before the first whistle. The newly crowned league champions, Shelbourne, were on for the double and the heart stopping nature of the season’s conclusion meant the momentum would …
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The colours of black and yellow can put any Wexford man on notice... They populate our shops and restaurants detailing what we can and can’t do during this pandemic. They cover the backs of the various bees and wasps which threaten to ruin any backyard barbeque and if you squint, it reminds you of our …
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So now, no one is happy.... Not the dreamers who preached egalitarian virtues of competition for all and not the naysayers who screamed too much too soon. Saturday’s round up of the wise old sages of Gaelic Games lead to an unintentional backing of the status quo and a chance for change goes a-begging like …
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