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At the end of April when we watched Round 1 of the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship, we had just emerged from several months of severe winter weather. But as round 2 got underway on Saturday last, July 21st, it looked and felt like a different country with the recent drought conditions turning the pitches many …
It won't be long until Fitzgerald's Wexford Senior hurlers are out again in the All-Ireland Hurling Championship. Wexford will face the Joe McDonagh Cup runners-up (Carlow or Westmeath) in the preliminary quarter-final on July 7th/8th. The Wexford Senior hurlers were last out against Kilkenny on June 9th, but in the meantime, the Wexford u-21 hurlers, …
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Just one Wexford native has been named in the Fitzgibbon Cup team of the year. Even though the Model County had a strong contingent representing their colleges in this years' competition, St Martins' Joe O'Connor is the only representative named on their 'Rising Stars' team of the year. In particular, Carlow IT's Cathal Dunbar, along …
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It's just a mere three days before Christmas day, but an important under 21 football final tonight meant that both St Martins and Glynn-Barntown were forced to put their pre-festive celebrations on hold... A Premier County football final at the end of December is the least one would expect, but the players, management and fans had …
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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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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 …
"What do you want for your birthday?" is a typical question one would ask a 21-year-old... But, an unconventional answer to that question is "I'm asking for donations to Mental Health Ireland." Current Wexford hurler and former Wexford footballer Jake Firman has taken the initiative to raise funds for a charity that "means a lot" …
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Wexford Senior hurling champions St. Martins play reigning All-Ireland champions Cuala in the Leinster SHC semi-final today. Now, with thanks to TG4, we can view deferred coverage of the game from 3:30pm. Click on the image below to watch deferred coverage the game. _______ Wexford Weekly
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Contested between an experienced Oulart-The Ballagh side and a youthful St.Martins side, the Wexford Senior hurling championship final took place at Wexford Park on Sunday... And the new...Wexford Senior hurling champions are: ST MARTINS! A quick goal by Garrett Sinnott from a bat-down by Martin Óg Storey put the Oulart-The Ballagh side in front from …
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This Sunday at 3pm, Oulart-The Ballagh will come up against St.Martins in the Wexford Senior Hurling final. Certainly, Oulart-The Ballagh will be out to avenge their opening round loss to a young St.Martins team, however, it has been revealed that they are likely to be missing one of their key forwards for the upcoming game. …
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