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Relentless Wexford take Carlow to the cleaners

It was routine in the end as Wexford cruised to a comfortable 21-point victory over a disappointing Carlow, claiming a quarter-final spot at Wexford Park.

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Fitzgerald fears officiating is damaging hurling

Wexford boss Davy Fitzgerald has called on officials to look after hurling and to ‘mind’ our ‘great game’, claiming their Croke Park contest was ruined by fussy officiating.

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13-man Wexford steal victory with stoppage time goal at Croke Park

A stunning finale from 13-man Wexford lit up by a stoppage-time goal from Jack O'Connor, stole the Allianz Hurling League points for the Leinster champions at Croke Park.

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Brian Lohan's 14 men edge Davy Fitzgerald in latest Cold War battle

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Davy Fitzgerald hails Wexford’s battling qualities in Dublin win

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Wexford impress in win over Clare

Davy Fitzgerald rues Wexford’s wastefulness

Wexford’s unbeaten start in 2018 came to at Semple Stadium on Saturday night, but Davy Fitzgerald remained upbeat with a patchy performance that might have brought more reward with greater cutting edge in front of goal.

Mon, 19 Feb, 2018

Tipperary hold on despite late Wexford rally

Tipperary 3-21 Wexford 1-21: Tipperary were forced to withstand a late Wexford rally as Patrick Maher’s injury time goal sealed victory for the home side.

Sat, 17 Feb, 2018

Wexford win shoot-out with Kilkenny but Davy Fitzgerald warns of tougher tests

Walsh Cup final: Wexford 1-24 Kilkenny 1-24 (After extra-time: Wexford win 3-2 after free-taking competition): There was silverware to show for their efforts, but Wexford manager Davy Fitzgerald sounded a note of caution after Saturday’s dramatic Walsh Cup final win over Kilkenny.

Mon, 22 Jan, 2018

Davy demands more as Wexford oust 14-man Dublin

Wexford 1-20

Mon, 15 Jan, 2018

Galway blow Wexford away to claim Leinster Hurling title

Joe Canning and Conor Cooney weighed in with 0-18 between them at Croke Park as Galway came good with a storming second-half performance to claim the Leinster SHC title.

Sun, 02 Jul, 2017

Conor McDonald celebrates scoring his sides second goal 2/4/2017

‘Wexford people have been waiting to have a day like this for a while’

Kilkenny 0-19 Wexford 2-18

Mon, 03 Apr, 2017

Davy Fitzgerald delighted at quick march back back to top flight

Offaly 0-15 Wexford 1-17: Wexford secured promotion back to the top-flight of the Allianz Hurling League yesterday after they limped over the line in Tullamore.

Mon, 13 Mar, 2017

Davy Fitz sees his Wexford side secure promotion while Galway see off Kerry

This afternoon’s five-point win over Offaly at O’Connor Park won’t be remembered as one of the better Wexford performances during this year’s Allianz NHL Division 1B campaign.

Sun, 12 Mar, 2017

Davy Fitz puts Wexford in driving seat for promotion push

Wexford 1-21 Galway 3-13: The Salthill Hotel sits at the back of Pearse Stadium. It’s a favourite haunt for Galway supporters on match-day. 

Mon, 20 Feb, 2017

Sigerson Cup: Ulster University need extra time to overcome Garda College

Ulster University 2-15

Wed, 01 Feb, 2017

Garda overpower CIT in Sigerson Cup

GARDA College braved the elements to cruise past Cork IT in this afternoon’s Sigerson Cup preliminary round fixture.

Thu, 26 Jan, 2017

Wexford snatch victory with late blitz

Wexford 1-17 Dublin 0-17: Three late unanswered points handed Wexford a deserved victory over Dublin in this Walsh Cup game played at Hollymount last night.

Fri, 20 Jan, 2017

Wexford v Waterford - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Quarter Final

Wexford suffer 10-point drubbing at hands of Waterford

A decent first-half showing in which they built up a seven-point interval advantage secured Waterford a second successive All-Ireland semi-final meeting with Kilkenny.

Sun, 24 Jul, 2016

Team news: Waterford stick with Munster final side

Waterford have named the same team as that which lost the Munster final for tomorrow’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Wexford in Semple Stadium (2pm).

Sun, 24 Jul, 2016

Wexford v Offaly - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 1

Remodeled Wexford refuse to pay the penalty for officials' error

Wexford 1-21 Offaly 1-13: Maybe, just maybe, there’s some light at the end of the tunnel for Wexford manager Liam Dunne.

Mon, 04 Jul, 2016

Dublin's hurlers get past Wexford with ease to set up Kilkenny clash

A gulf in class was clear at Croke Park where Dublin cruised through to a Leinster SHC semi-final showdown with holders and All-Ireland champions Kilkenny next month.

Sat, 21 May, 2016

Debutants Jack O’Connor and David Dunne in Wexford side to play Dublin

U21 players Jack O’Connor and David Dunne are the two debutants on the Wexford side for tomorrow’s Leinster SHC quarter-final against Dublin in Croke Park (7.15pm).

Fri, 20 May, 2016

Wexford v Waterford - Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Quarter-Final

Wexford allow Waterford off the hook

Wexford 1-13 Waterford 0-17: So much for unrest in the Wexford camp.

Mon, 04 Apr, 2016

Wexford deny Laois with late blast

Laois 0-21 Wexford 0-22: A last-gasp point from Shane Tomkins saw Wexford claim a narrow victory over Laois in O’Moore Park yesterday. Wexford trailed by two points with time almost up, but Cathal Dunbar and Lee Chin drew them level before Tomkins struck with almost the last puck of the game to seal the win for the visitors.

Mon, 21 Mar, 2016

Patrick McBrearty inspires 14-man UUJ to victory over Garda College

UUJ 2-14 Garda College 0-11: Donegal’s Patrick McBrearty scored 1-4 in the opening 10 minutes to make life comfortable for 2016 Sigerson Cup hosts Jordanstown against Garda College yesterday.

Wed, 03 Feb, 2016

Dublin v Wexford - Bord na Mona Walsh Cup Final

Ger Cunningham takes Wexford victory in his stride

Bord na Mona Walsh Cup final - Dublin 1-22 Wexford 1-12: Dublin boss Ger Cunningham played down the significance of beating Wexford to silverware at Croke Park, five months before the teams return there in the Championship. 

Mon, 01 Feb, 2016

Garda College power past Cork IT challenge

Garda College 1-13 Cork IT 0-8: Forceful opening spells in both halves propelled the Garda College past the challenge of Cork IT and into the first round proper of the Sigerson Cup.

Thu, 28 Jan, 2016

Meath v Wexford - Bord na Mona Walsh Cup Group 3

Impressive Wexford overpower Meath

Wexford 3-18 Meath 2-7: Ian Byrne top-scored with 1-7 as Wexford brushed aside the challenge of the hosts in the Walsh Cup at Páirc Tailteann.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2016

Tigerish Thurles Sarsfields triumph in titanic battle

Thurles Sarsfields 1-18 Nenagh Éire Óg 3-11 (Tipperary SHC final): Thurles will wake up alongside a familiar bedfellow in the Dan Breen Cup this morning but boy did they cut this one fine.

Mon, 26 Oct, 2015

Maurice Shanahan ‘50-50’ for Waterford’s clash with Cork

Waterford 4-18 Wexford 3-13 (SH Challenge): Waterford manager Derek McGrath will wait until the last minute to make a decision on Maurice Shanahan’s fitness for Sunday’s Munster semi final against Cork.

Mon, 01 Jun, 2015

Wexford turn things around against Offaly

Offaly 0-12 Wexford 2-15: One of hurling’s longest unbeaten runs came crashing down yesterday afternoon in O’Connor Park as Wexford overcame dismal conditions and some incredibly errant shooting to record a 2-15 to 0-12 win over Offaly and move to the top of the Division 1B table.

Mon, 23 Feb, 2015

Waterford delegates back one v one hurling penalty plan

Waterford delegates are set to support the one-on-one penalty motion put forward by the Hurling 2020 committee at GAA Congress in Cavan later this month.

Thu, 19 Feb, 2015

Harry Kehoe gets Wexford over line

Allianz Hurling League Division 1B: Wexford 1-24 Antrim 2-20: Wexford were issued a timely reminder about their frailties as it took a last gasp point from substitute Harry Kehoe to deliver the narrowest of victories over Antrim in this Allianz NHL Division 1B clash at Wexford Park yesterday.

Mon, 16 Feb, 2015

Cork near full strength against weakened Cats

Jimmy Barry-Murphy has kept faith with the Cork side that bowed out of last year’s Championship by reinstating all but three of them for tomorrow’s Allianz League opener.

Fri, 13 Feb, 2015

Scully fires hat-trick as Laois surge to victory

Laois 4-18 Wexford 1-19: Walsh Cup:

Mon, 26 Jan, 2015

Seamus Callanan misses one-on-one penalty but Tipperary still prevail over Wexford

Tipperary 2-15 Wexford 0-16: Seamus Callanan missed a one-on-one penalty as Tipperary beat Wexford by five points in yesterday’s senior hurling challenge at Leahy Park, Cashel.

Mon, 12 Jan, 2015

Wexford on warpath for semis after victory over Deise

Liam Dunne’s Wexford are on the march.

Sat, 19 Jul, 2014

Champions Clare stage comeback to earn replay against Wexford

Not even extra time could separate Clare and Wexford as the sides played out a thrilling draw in Cusack Park.

Sat, 05 Jul, 2014

Rampant Wexford progress to Leinster semi against Dublin

Wexford went goal crazy as they secured a home Leinster championship semi-final against champions Dublin.

Sun, 01 Jun, 2014

Offaly’s facilities frustrate McNamee

Offaly’s Niall McNamee has spoken of his embarrassment at seeing Tyrone’s state-of-the-art centre of excellence in Garvaghey and claimed more could be done by his own county board to facilitate their county teams.

Fri, 30 May, 2014

Cody’s riches simply overwhelm Wexford

Wexford 2-16 Kilkenny 4-22

Mon, 31 Mar, 2014

Second-half blitz gives Cats convincing win

WEXFORD 2-16 KILKENNY 4-22

Sun, 30 Mar, 2014

Cork drift in and out, but the job gets done

Cork 2-24 Wexford 1-20

Mon, 24 Mar, 2014

Ryan praises Treaty as promotion push gathers momentum

Limerick remain on course for promotion from Division 1B of the Allianz HL after a final-quarter scoring spree secured this win over Wexford.

Mon, 10 Mar, 2014

Ballysaggart annoyed as appeal rejected

Creggan Kickhams are to hold onto their All-Ireland JHC Club title, the CCCC ruled last night.

Fri, 07 Mar, 2014

Dunne delight as youthful Wexford stage storming finish

Wexford 2-19 Offaly 2-13

Mon, 24 Feb, 2014

Doubts raised over eligibility of second Creggan player

A second Creggan Kickhams player who lined out in last Saturday’s All-Ireland Club JHC final replay win over Ballysaggart could also be deemed illegal.

Thu, 20 Feb, 2014

14-man Wexford withstand late Antrim comeback

Antrim 1-11 Wexford 0-15

Mon, 17 Feb, 2014

Clinical Wexford outclass NUIG

Wexford 4-21 NUI Galway 0-8

Mon, 20 Jan, 2014