Where were you in 1996 when Wexford won the All-Ireland senior hurling championship? Were you in the stands of Croke Park? Were you watching at home? In a pub? Were you even born? Does it even matter? Chances are, that despite your answer to the above questions, in some shape or form, you've heard about …
The Yellowbellies travel to Dublin on Sunday to play the Dubs in the first round of the Leinster Senior hurling championship... Who?Wexford vs Dublin What?Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, Round 1 Where?Parnell Park When?Sunday at 3pm. Is it on TV?Unfortunately, it isn't on RTE or Sky. However, there'll be highlights on RTE's The Sunday Game, which …
It's gone from bad to worse for Wexford Senior hurling manager, Davy Fitzgerald... News emerged last week that Wexford hurler Dee O'Keeffe is likely to miss Wexford's opening Leinster championship game against the Dubs on May 19th. After picking up a knee-injury in a club football game for St Annes, the key Wexford midfielder was …
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Davy Fitzgerald will likely be without one of Wexford's key players for the Model County's Leinster Championship opener against Dublin... Wexford midfielder Dee O'Keeffe will likely miss the opening round, after he picked up a leg injury in a recent Wexford Senior football game for his club team St Annes. He picked up a dead …
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Lee Chin has hailed the Yellowbellies recent comeback over Kilkenny as 'massive' in a recent article with Pat Nolan of The Irish Mirror... Chin, who is peaking in form again, excelled against the Cats on Sunday, raising three white flags with 0-03 from open-play. That fear that Wexford sides once had with Kilkenny has disappeared …
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This weekend, Wexford will welcome Tipperary to Innovate Wexford Park... Out of their two matches so far in the Allianz Hurling League, Fitzgerald's Wexford side have won one and lost one. In the opener, they lost out to All-Ireland champions Limerick by three points, but in the next round, they defeated the Rebels down in …
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Wexford hurler Paudie Foley wants silverware in 2019, but he knows Wexford will need to improve.
Davy Fitzgerald's Wexford Senior hurlers will take part in the Fenway Hurling Classic in Boston this evening... Sunday’s Super 11’s live line-up on TG4 is as follows: A) 5:45pm Clare v Cork (semi-final) B) 6:50pm Limerick v Wexford (semi-final) C) 8:10pm Winners of A vs Winners of B (final) You can check out the live …
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Who's going on the trip to Boston, eh? Well, we can tell you now... This Sunday, Wexford will play All-Ireland champions Limerick in the now annual, Boston Fenway Hurling Classic, which takes place in Boston's famous Red Sox stadium. Along with the 24-man panel, four members of management and two Wexford representatives (Derek Kent & …
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Inter-county hurling will return to our television screens this Sunday - and the Yellowbellies are back in action... Davy Fitzgerald's Model charges will face reigning All-Ireland champions Limerick in the now annual Super 11's event, the Fenway Hurling Classic, which takes place in Boston's famous Red Sox stadium. It's great news for Wexford fans hoping …
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A staggering forty-five u-21 inter-county hurlers from around the country have been shortlisted for the U-21 Team Of The Year. Cork lead the way with eleven nominations, followed closely by Tipperary (9), Galway (9) and Wexford (6), who all have representatives on this year's shortlist. Remaining counties Limerick, Kilkenny, Dublin and Waterford all have 2 …
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The final round of the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship will take place this weekend and there's a lot to play for... In Group A, despite some key absentees, current title holders St Martins have been the stand-out performers throughout the course of the campaign. Likewise, in Group B, Naomh Eanna have been immense, emerging victorious …
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Wexford's defeat of the Lake County in Mullingar on Saturday has set up an All-Ireland Quarter-final date with Davy Fitzgerlad's native county, Clare, next weekend. __ Westmeath 0-16 Wexford 2-21 Scorers: Scorers for Westmeath: A Devine 0-8 (7f), A Clarke 0-2, E Price 0-2, C Boyle, J Boyle, D McNicholas and C Doyle 0-1 each. Scorers …
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The reported venue for the All-Ireland hurling quarter-finals has the potential to anger Wexford fans... On Wednesday evening, it was confirmed that Pairc Uí Chaoímh (Cork) is in the running to host the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Quarter-finals for the second-year running. This means, if Wexford defeat Westmeath this weekend in the preliminary All-Ireland quarter-final, Model …
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Davy Fitzgerald's Wexford side will face Westmeath in a preliminary All-Ireland Qaurter-final next weekend. After Westmeath lost out to Carlow in the Joe McDonagh Cup, it was confirmed that they would be playing Wexford in the next round. Now, the date, time and venue has been confirmed by the Leinster Council and the GAA: Date: …
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It won't be long now until Davy Fitzgerald's Wexford Senior Hurling team take the field for their next championship game. After losing to Kilkenny in the Leinster semi-final, the Wexford Senior hurlers are now set to play the runners-up of the Joe McDonagh Cup in an All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final. As the curtain raiser to today's …
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Wexford Park will be host to a Model County double-header this afternoon (Saturday)... The Wexford minor hurlers will face Dublin at 3pm in the Electric Ireland Leinster Minor Hurling Championship semi-final. Just under four weeks ago, the Wexford minor hurlers faced Dublin in Parnell Park in the round-robin series of the Leinster Championship but unfortunately …
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"If I was a betting man and I was going to that game, I would put the house on Kilkenny...." That was a direct quote from Wexford hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald following the Model County's deflating loss to Galway in Wexford Park on Saturday last. It was a line that raised eyebrows, even if it …
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The Wexford People have reported that Wexford ace attacker Rory O'Connor is a doubt for the upcoming Leinster Championship game versus Kilkenny. "The St Martins club-man emerged from the Galway defeat with a hand injury, received early in the game, but it will not be known for a couple of days if he is in …
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It was expected, but it still felt like a shock to the system. Wexford's loss to All-Ireland champions Galway in front of 14,000 spectators at Wexford Park was a deflating one, to say the least. It hurt, but it probably hurt too much considering the extent of what's still at stake. Technically, we're still in …
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Liam Spratt of South East Radio caught up with Wexford hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald following Wexford's comfortable win over Offaly recently. "I'm delighted with the lads, they've worked very hard. We're coming into two big games now, but it was just important to win the first two no matter what." "It's hard to do it …
Wexford dominated Offaly in O'Connor Park in Tullamore on Saturday evening. Speaking on The Sunday Game, banner legend Anthony Daly believes the Wexford men are now serious All-Ireland contenders. "I was very impressed with their method in their play, and the way their younger players are developing." "There's a lot of talk about Limerick, but …
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The Model County could be without their corner-back for the upcoming Leinster Championship against Offaly. Wexford hurler Simon Donohoe was allegedly involved in an off-the-ball incident with new Dublin manager Pat Gilroy. According to Gordon Manning of The Irish Sun, Donohoe appeared to push Gilroy and the incident is now under review: GAA disciplinary chiefs …
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___ "It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life for me, ooh And I'm feelin' good." Nina Simone wasn't talking about the transition from the Allianz Hurling League to Championship when she sat down to write "Feeling Good", but there's no doubt that it aligns with a similar mood. One would …
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Speaking to Sinead Kehoe recently, Davy Fitzgerald hailed Wexford fans for their passion and their continued positive attitude. From Clare, the journey down to the South East was always going to be an off-putter, but with the persistence of former Chairman Diarmuid Deveraux, Fitzgerald eventually agreed on the offer. "I love doing stuff that you're not …
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Wexford will get their Leinster SHC campaign underway this weekend against Pat Gilroy's Dubs in Wexford Park. After a solid performance against Kilkenny, the Dubs will be disappointed not to come away with the win, but at the same time, they'll take many positives from that match heading to Wexford Park seeking their first win. …
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Even though Matthew O'Hanlon is aged just 26, he's also a veteran on the Wexford Senior Hurling team. Speaking to Cian Murphy, the St James' defender believes the Model County are now in a better place than ever under Davy Fitzgerald: "The biggest impact was getting to Division 1A and reaching a Leinster final." "They are the …
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The Wicklow hurlers have received a major boost ahead of their 2018 Christy Ring campaign. Former Wexford hurler, PJ Nolan, has turned his allegiances to the Garden County. While his inter-county allegiances might have changed, Nolan will continue to play with his Gorey district-based club, Kilrush Askamore. Under new GAA rules, Nolan can only play …
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The odds for the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship outright winners have been released. Reigning champions St Martins head the betting, but they are closely followed by last year's runners-up, Oulart-The Ballagh. St. Martin’s 2/1 Oulart-The Ballagh 5/2 Rapparees 10/1 Naomh Eanna 10/1 Glynn-Barntown 14/1 Shelmaliers 14/1 Buffers Alley 16/1 Rathnure 20/1 Oylegate-Glenbrien 25/1 Ferns 25/1 …
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Wexford forward Conor McDonald faces a race against time to be fit for Sunday's eagerly-awaited NHL Division 1 semi-final against Kilkenny. After scoring a crucial goal and rising to the occasion when needed most in the remaining five minutes against Galway, missing Sunday's clash would serve as a crucial blow to Wexford and a coming-to-form …
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Wexford have enjoyed another credible National Hurling League campaign under the watchful eye of Davy Fitzgerald. At the beginning of the year, question marks were raised over the team's ability to perform at a higher level in Division 1A. Wexford have answered those questions - and they now find themselves in a National League semi-final …
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Earlier in the year, Wexford GAA advertised for the position of the county's first-ever 'Commerical Manager.' Since Davy Fitzgerald took over the helm, Wexford GAA's profits and profile have exponentially risen, and it will be up to the new commercial manager to ensure this continues to grow. Lately, Wexford GAA confirmed that current Wexford inter-county …
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Davy Fitzgerald's Wexford side and a crowd of 7000 spectators welcomed the All-Ireland champions Galway to the Park on Saturday. Full time: Wexford 1-23 - 0-23 Galway There's no show like a Paudie Foley show. The Crossabeg-Ballymurn club-man has become an important asset to Davy Fitzgerald's starting team. Deservedly winning the Man of the Match …
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Wexford welcome All-Ireland and League champions Galway to Wexford Park this weekend. Davy Fitzgerald has named his side for the upcoming clash: 1.M Fanning 2.D Reck 3.L Ryan 4.S Donohoe 5.P Foley 6.M O'Hanlon 7.D O'Keeffe 8.K Foley 9.S Murphy 10.Jack O'Connor 11.C McDonald 12.P Morris 13.C Dunbar 14.R O'Connor 15.D Dunne Tickets to the …
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All-Ireland and League Champions Galway travel to Wexford Park on Monday to face the Yellowbellies in the Allianz National Hurling League quarter-final. After comfortably overcoming Wexford in the 2017 Leinster final, Michael Donoghue's side will fancy their chances despite entering the game on the back of a loss to Limerick. Galway XV to face Wexford: …
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Davy Fitzgerald's Wexford Senior hurlers welcome Galway to Wexford Park this Sunday in the Allianz League Quarter-final. The last time the two sides met was in the 2017 Leinster final, a game that saw Galway attain silverware on a scoreline of 0-29 to 1-17. Alongside the Bob O'Keeffe cup, their 2017 trophy cabinet also includes …
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All the ticket information ahead of the Allianz League Quarter-final between Wexford and Galway.
Davy Fitzgerald's Wexford Senior hurling team welcome the All-Ireland and League champions to Wexford Park this Sunday. The game gets underway at 2pm and TG4 will be showing a live broadcast of the intriguing tie. Altogether the renowned Irish station will be airing three hurling games this Sunday: Wexford vs Galway live Clare vs Limerick …
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"There’s only one game here that matters for me this year," remarked Davy after Kilkenny's victory over the Model County. Wexford will face neighbours Kilkenny in the Leinster Championship in Nowlan Park in June, a hotly-anticipated game for both counties. "Kilkenny needed the result, and in fairness, I thought they were just about the better …
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This is just ridiculous.
A crowd of almost 9800 people were in attendance to watch Wexford take on Kilkenny in Nowlan Park on Sunday. Full time: Kilkenny 0:22 - 0:19 Wexford We've eventually found our free-takers: No more changing free-takers mid-game. From Morris to McDonald to Guiney, let it stop now. St Martins' Rory O'Connor will be an integral …
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An in-form Wexford hurling side travels to Nowlan Park this Sunday to face Brian Cody's Kilkenny in the final round of the Allianz League. However, with Wexford sitting on the top-of-the-table, it was expected that Fitzgerald would name an almost second-string side to face Kilkenny. With an eye on the Leinster Championship match versus the …
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Faythe Harrier's club-man Lee Chin didn't feature in the second-half of the Yellowbellies victory over Clare last weekend. Coming off at half-time for Rory O'Connor, very little was known of the reason behind the substitution. It was originally reported that Chin suffered a minor quad injury. However, it has now been revealed that Lee Chin suffered …
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An in-form Clare team travelled to the Sunny South East to take on Wexford on Sunday. Clare, who entered the game with an unbeaten record in this year's Allianz National Leauge campaign, could not match the Model County. Full time: Wexford 0-20 - 1-13 Clare _ Wexford's resurgence continues: "Are Wexford peaking too soon?...Can they …
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Former Clare manager and current Wexford manager Davy Fitzgerald is bound to have mixed feelings ahead of the upcoming League clash with his native Clare. "It will be strange. It will be the first time since we finished with Clare that we will be up against them." "Davy is a Clareman through and through; he …
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Wexford manager Davy Fitzgerald has named his starting XV ahead of the Round 3 clash with Tipperary.
John Meyler's Cork team will travel to the Sunny South East to take on Wexford, Sunday at 2pm. Cork enter the game as favourites after overcoming Kilkenny in Pairc Uí Chaoimh in the opening round, however, Fitzgerald's charges will certainly be no pushovers at their home ground. Already in 2018, the Model County have achieved …
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Wexford inter-county hurler and now former midfielder David Redmond has announced his retirement from inter-county hurling. The versatile Oulart-The Ballagh club man gave an incredible ten years of service to the Model County, before deciding earlier today that it was time to hang up his boots. He announced his retirement in a statement to the …
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Davy Fitzgerald's Wexford Senior hurlers were victorious over Dublin in Parnell Park on Sunday. Full time: Dublin 0-16 - 1-20 Wexford A Walsh Cup final against Brian Cody's Cats in Nowlan Park now awaits on Sunday. Below are all the scorers from Wexford's semi-final victory against the Dubs: Scorers for Wexford: Paul Morris 0-6 (0-4f), …
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New Dublin hurling boss Pat Gilroy has named his side to face Wexford for the Walsh Cup semi-final. Gilroy's charges face Fitzgerald's Wexford team in Parnell Park (Sunday 14th Jan) at 2pm: 1.Alan Nolan 2.Paddy Smyth 3.Bill O'Carroll 4.Cian Hendricken 5.Shane Barrett 6.Darren Kelly 7.Chris Crummey 8.Johnny McCaffrey 9.Tomas Connolly 10.Danny Sutcliffe 11.Fergal Whitely 12.Paul …
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While the Wexford Senior hurlers failed to obtain any silverware in 2017, their campaign can still be considered a success. Reaching a Leinster final for the first time since 2008, gaining promotion to the top-tier of the National Hurling League and beating a Kilkenny twice - if any Wexford supporter was to learn that was …
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The Wexford Senior hurlers have advanced to the Walsh Cup semi-finals after Sunday's 39-point-demolition of neighbours, Wicklow. Full time: Wicklow 1-12 - 6-36 Wexford Scorers for Wexford: Jack Guiney 0-11 (7fs), Jake Firman 2-3, C McDonald 0-6 (2f), Liam Rochford 1-4, Jack O'Connor 1-1, Damien Reck, Aidan Nolan 1-0 each, Gary Molloy, D O'Keeffe 0-3 …
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The Wexford Senior hurlers got their campaign off to a winning start after their opening round Walsh Cup victory over Carlow of late... On Sunday, Fitzgerald's charges will face Wicklow (Ashford at 2pm) in the second-round and supporters will be hoping that the team's progression continues. The team to face the Garden County is as …
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This may take some getting used to, but at least it's the same colour... The first hint of the helmet change occurred at the All-Star tour to Singapore, but only focused eyes would notice the different red helmet in his hand in the picture next to Offaly hurling legend Gary Hanniffy. Chin wore that new …
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The Wexford Senior hurlers' campaign commenced yesterday evening after an opening Walsh Cup game against near-neighbours Carlow... In hindsight, 2017 was a successful year for the Yellowbellies. Promotion to Division 1A, overcoming Kilkenny twice and reaching a Leinster final for the first time since 2004 - but in this new campaign loyal Wexford supporters are …
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After a terrific year where they overcame Kilkenny twice and reached their first Leinster championship since 2004, the Wexford Senior hurlers are already facing some major problems ahead of their 2018 season... Talented St Martin's star Rory O'Connor underwent knee surgery yesterday to fix an ongoing problem. The injury meant that he played the Wexford …
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Eight months after the on-field scandal, Tipperary GAA secretary Tim Floyd remains annoyed by the suspension handed to Tipperary hurler Jason Forde... The controversial 'melee' between Forde and Wexford manager Davy Fitzgerald resulted in Forde initially receiving a two-match ban while Fitzgerald was infamously handed an eight-week ban for his part. Floyd, writing in his …
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The 2016 and 2017 All-Star selections flew to Singapore on Wednesday... And two Wexford hurlers were amongst the seventy plus GAA players that made the journey. Namely, midfielder Lee Chin and centre-back Matthew O'Hanlon are the two Wexford stars given the opportunity. The travelling players & management will be involved in a number of exhibition …
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It’s a Monday night in late October and Liam Hayes asks the Riverside Hotel to put out 400 chairs in the function room... What he doesn’t expect is hordes of Tony Doran fans trooping through the doors until the function room is heaving and there are more people standing than sitting, but still they came. …
This weekend sees the hotly contested county final in recent memory. Oulart, the dominant, stylish force that has dominated Wexford hurling for an age, face the rising tide of St Martins. This has been a battle marked in most peoples calendar since the turn of the year and was made even more mouth-watering after the …
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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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As we are all aware of at this stage, Oulart-The Ballagh will face St.Martins in this year's Wexford Senior Hurling Championship final. Even though Oulart started off the season poorly, they became the team that we are accustomed to seeing in the second half of this season's campaign and have remained unbeaten since their first-round …
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The Senior Hurling Championship quarter-finals got underway this weekend, and one fan has given their thoughts... When the Rapparees took on Rathnure this evening, their focus was admirable and they were reminiscent of a savvy Oulart The Ballagh team at work. They found each other intelligently and created space in abundance so they were sure …
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In response to the article about one club's hefty representation on the county u21 team in last July's Leinster final... Those St Martins lads went out last night and hurled the socks off Naomh Eanna of Gorey, similar to how they have dominated to other opposition in the previous rounds. Their victory yesterday was symbolic …
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St. Martin’s: After three rounds of the championship, these are the boys all the punters are tipping to relieve Oulart/The Ballagh of the Bob Bowe Cup. They laid down a marker in Round 1 with a winning display against the reigning county champions, performed with less pomp in their win over Ferns in Round 2 …
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If Round 1 of the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship, had all the heady excitement and giddiness of the first day back at school, Round 2 was a bit of a damp squib in comparison.
Can you recall the weekend of May 5th-7th 2017? In case you’re struggling to remember what happened way back then, let me remind you that this was the weekend of the opening round of the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship. Now that Davy and the county hurlers are knocked out, attention turns to the Club Championship …
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In his novella ‘Animal Farm’, George Orwell could have been talking about hurling when he examined how power is a corruptive influence which ultimately leads to an acceptance that the more things change, the more they stay the same. While Davy is making sure we Chill the Beans in terms of the Senior Hurling team, …
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Wexford Centre of Excellence, Ferns, November 2016: “The first night we met, I had a presentation, 15 or 20 pages of a presentation, and I think they knew that night what the story was going to be. I outlined in detail where I wanted to go, how I wanted to go and what the story …
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Carlow travel to Wexford Park tonight, but a rampant win is expected for the Yellowbellies.
Yesterday, Lee Chin gave a cracking interview which is certainly worth a listen.
Below, you will find the attached ticket information for the upcoming Leinster Senior Hurling final for July 2nd where Wexford will play either Galway or Offaly. Tickets will go on sale Monday 19th between 2-8pm. From Tuesday onwards, the doors in the Park are open between 2pm and 4pm daily. Adult tickets will cost 35 …
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Ever since removing his dual player status in 2013, Lee Chin has become one of the finest hurlers not just in Wexford, but in the country.
Amongst the dark tunnel of exams, I can see the small glimmer of light of the big one – Wexford vs Kilkenny in the Leinster hurling championship on Saturday evening at 7 PM.
Why you should be a shocking holy saint if you want to line out for Wexford… The Battle of The Saints and The Sinners is an interesting one to consider and especially when it comes to Wexford’s starting fifteen that lines out in the u21 hurling championship opener against Offaly this evening in Wexford Park. …
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On Wednesday evening, Wexford will host Offaly in Wexford Park in the Leinster u21 quarter-final. A win would be unbelievable for both teams as it would set up a semi-final date against either Carlow or Kildare, where both teams would be confident in progressing to the final. In the previous four years, the Slaneysliders have …
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Shaun Murphy returns for the Model County, but other injuries still remain a persistent problem for the upcoming game.
In 2014, Wexford went on a memorable run in the qualifiers after the Senior hurlers attained wins against Clare and Waterford respectively. Although they lost out heavily to Limerick in the All-Ireland quarter-final, it was certainly a year to remember for those in the purple and gold. Pride was restored in the county and Wexford …
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Like it or not, camogie is a different sport, run by a different organisation which means things will always operate differently.
In 2017, we are still living in a misogynistic society- no matter which way you rationalise it.
On Saturday, May 13, Wexford and Dublin will contest one semi-final of the Leinster minor hurling championship. The game will be played in Parnell Park at 3:00 pm and the eventual winners will compete against either Kilkenny or Laois in Croke Park. As mentioned in a previous article, Wexford lost out to Dublin in last year's …
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Watching the opening round of the Wexford Senior hurling championship was reminiscent of the return to school for the boys after the long summer break. Friday evening saw new kids on the block, St Martin’s assume the mantle of ebullient first years who were going to face down the sixth years and walk all over their …
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With thanks to PrideInTheJersey.Com, we have a terrific platform to rank Wexford's GAA jerseys since the turn of the millennium. Over the past seventeen years, we have become accustomed to the county's regular jersey change. As seen in the image below, since 2000 the Model County have changed their jersey a total of 22 times …
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The year was 2007... It was early June and a blistering hot day. In Kilkenny, Wexford fans gathered by the thousands to support their troops against an up and coming Dublin side. The car journey on the way up was particularly memorable; "Dancing at the crossroads" and "The purple of gold" were the regular sound waves …
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Two weeks ago, the current Wexford Senior hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald spoke with Official GAA about his recent health, his new employment with Wexford GAA, and his aims for the future. Undoubtedly, Davy Fitz's name in the media is now a regular thing; for good or for bad, the media attention he receives is overwhelming. …
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Hilarious Video Of Rapparees’ Padge ‘Skinner’ Walsh Goes Viral
Not often does an Enniscorthy man become a viral sensation, however, yesterday marked a special occasion... On Monday, November 20, GAA Wrap uploaded a video of a fan that was clearly engrossed in the game shouldering one of the opposition's players. In their Twitter post, they claimed they had "no details" on the eight-second clip …
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POSTED ONMAY 26, 2017EDIT "QUIZ: CAN YOU NAME ALL OF WEXFORD’S HURLING ALL-STARS?"
Quiz: Can You Name All Of Wexford’s Hurling All-Stars?
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POSTED ONMAY 9, 2017EDIT "A GOREY MAN’S CYCLE FROM ALASKA TO ARGENTINA"
A Gorey Man’s Cycle From Alaska To Argentina
Book Review: Half The World Away In February 2010, Ian Lacey met Lee Saville at a friend’s birthday party in Denver, Colorado. From the beginning, it was clear that the two of them were looking to do something very different with their lives. Another chance encounter with a delegate at an environmentalist conference would point …
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POSTED ONAPRIL 10, 2017EDIT "WATCH: #WENGEROUT SIGN SPOTTED AT WEXFORD RACES"
Watch: #WengerOut Sign Spotted At Wexford Races
Although the Aintree festival made most of the headlines over the past week, there was one event in Wexford that gathered national media headlines. In Arsene Wenger's 21st season in charge of the Gooners, some fans are beginning to lose patience and are questioning his current position as manager of Arsenal. Certainly, this person isn't a fan …
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POSTED ONAPRIL 2, 2017EDIT "ADAMSTOWN’S OFFICIAL GAA ACCOUNT POSTS HILARIOUS PHOTO ABOUT TJ REID"
Adamstown’s Official GAA Account Posts Hilarious Photo About TJ Reid
On Sunday, Wexford hurling fans dared to believe as they witnessed their Senior hurling team overcome the mighty cats for the first time since their 2004 Leinster final win.
With one game to spare and with promotion guaranteed for the Model county, we look at the top scorers from this year's successful National League 1b campaign. It is no surprise that Naomh Eanna club-man, Conor McDonald tops this list, but its interesting to see some other names up so high on the list. With …
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Today, the Wexford Senior hurlers gained promotion from Division 1b to the top tier of the National Hurling League. 2018 will mark the county's first time playing amongst the best hurling teams since 2011. In Davy Fitzgerald's first year of management, this is a remarkable achievement for the model county. They have won all four of …
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On Sunday, the Wexford Senior hurlers travel to Tullamore to face a struggling Offaly side. In recent years, the sides have met on regular occasions in the National Hurling Leauge and during the championship stages. Although the Model County often proved too good for the Faithful on these occasions Sunday's test may prove to be more …
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