Wexford's Sports, News, And Entertainment
A Wexford woman was crowned All-Ireland u-18 boxing champion yesterday evening... Siofra Kenny, who is from Craanfrod in Wexford, was crowned the u-18 lightweight boxing champion at the National Stadium last night. Kenny fights out of Curadh Boxing Club, which was opened in Carnew less than three years ago in 2021. In the final, Siofra …
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The Wexford Senior hurlers travelled to a cold and wet Callan on Saturday afternoon... Wexford, under their new manager Keith Rossiter, enjoyed a one-point win against neighbours, Kilkenny, in the Walsh Cup semi-final with the score-line reading 2-11 to 0-18. O'Connor's display St Martin's clubman Jack O'Connor was a man in serious form in the …
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This is probably not a huge shock for those of us in the know... But, a Wexford beach has been named the best beach in Ireland for 2024. Curracloe Beach has been named ‘Ireland’s Best Beach’ in the Reader Travel Awards 2024, compiled by Irish Independent travel writer, Pól Ó Conghaile. The article reads that …
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Wexford GAA have voted to change its club championship structures... For the last four years, Wexford GAA had operated its own split season. It meant that the Wexford hurling championship was ran off over an eight week block, followed by the Wexford football championship being run off over a similar period. The structures came in …
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Wexford GAA's CEO has stepped down... Wexford GAA's Chief Executive, Gavin O'Donovan, has stepped away from his position. His resignation will be effective as of the end of January 2024. O'Donovan secured the position in 2021 following the resignation of Gearóid Devitt. O'Donovan has found a new position and he will be joining SME Finance …
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A young Wexford man was presented with a significant national award recently.. On Wednesday night in Dublin, 16-year-old Conor Grant was presented with the The Jordan Trophy as the 2023 Senior Champion for Motorsport Ireland which he won in September. Conor Grant is the Motorsport Ireland X30 Senior Champion 2023 & races with Odhran Henry …
The comedian Dara O’Briain just about got me right – “I don’t believe in God but I’m still Catholic”... As I grew up I did the whole RC trip, fearsome nuns, the scary first confession, communion and confirmation collections, stifling my yawns during overlong sermons, and shaking hands with complete and utter strangers in the …
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A Wexford man is set to release a new novel... Wexford-based author, RN Cogley, is set to release his novel entitled 'An Inquiry Into Innocence' on 23rd January. This new psychological crime novel is out on 23rd January and delves into mental illness within the Irish prison system and raises awareness of domestic abuse between gay couples. An Inquiry …
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Wexford GAA have revealed that both the Wexford Senior Hurlers and the Wexford Senior Footballers will take on the Wexford SHC Team of the Year in challenge games... The Glen Fuels Hurling and Football Teams of the Year will be announced in the coming weeks. At a Coiste Bainistí Meeting held on 30 November 2023, it …
Liverpool-Irish writer, Jean Maskell, recently presented George Lawlor from Wexford Marine Watch and Phil Murphy from Wexford Tidy Towns with cheques from the pre-launch sales of her book, The Space Between... The book of short stories, poetry and paintings, all relating to Wexford, is now for sale at The Book Centre and Red Books, in Wexford …
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Image via Visit Wexford Wexford has been named as a must-go travel destination in an upmarket luxury travel magazine... Both Wexford and Waterford are the only two counties in Ireland named in the CN Traveller magazine. The Condé Nast Traveller is published by Condé Nast Publications Ltd, from Vogue House in Hanover Square, Mayfair, London. …
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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 …
