Kilkenny’s Cillian Buckley has suggested that Davy Fitzgerald may view his eight-week suspension as a ‘blessing in disguise’ come the championship.

You couldn’t call it a rivalry.

New Wexford hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald was the unanimous choice of the six-person committee charged with finding the Model County’s next boss, and has been set a target of achieving promotion from Division 1B of the Allianz Hurling League.

A simple motion to provide home advantage to the weaker county in both hurling and football All-Ireland qualifiers may be a more acceptable alternative to the football championship proposals.

Wexford GAA chairman Diarmuid Devereux has promised a much- improved showing from the county’s senior hurling team in 2016 – and has urged the likes of Kildare and Meath to challenge Dublin’s dominance of the Leinster football championship.

Cork’s star man on Saturday night, Conor Lehane, said the goals his side notched in a dominant first-half were crucial to their win over Wexford. Lehane himself grabbed the first and he created the second for full-forward Seamus Harnedy.

Wexford 2-16 Down 2-11: As the Wexford fans celebrated on the pitch, manager David Power took to the sanctuary of a spare dressing room to explain the emergence of his new look young charges while just down the corridor his Down counterpart Jim McCorry struggled with the bitter disappointment of defeat.

The recent appointments of Roisin Jordan and Tracey Kennedy to the chairman and vice-chairman of their respective counties appear to indicate the GAA’s growing acceptance of women in high office.

Wexford hurler Andrew Shore has been hit with a 48-week ban by the Warwickshire County Board for lining out in a British club match.

Aidan O’Brien believes future Wexford football managers will profit from the foundations he laid down during his two-year term.

Wexford GAA has initiated a ticket swap in the run-up to Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling quarter-finals, to get the able-bodied into the terraces and free up stand tickets.

ALL-IRELAND SHC QUARTER-FINAL:

Wexford chairman Diarmuid Devereux claims the decision to stick with Thurles for Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling quarter-finals is further proof the county ‘will never get any help from Croke Park’.

The All-Ireland senior hurling quarter-final between Limerick and Wexford looks set to take place at Semple Stadium, Thurles despite efforts to have the fixture moved to a bigger venue.

Wexford chairman Diarmuid Devereux believes the GAA are asking for trouble by allowing senior and U21 championship games go ahead so close to one another.

Former GAA PRO Danny Lynch claims the Sky media rights deal will do “irreparable damage” to the organisation.

Liam Dunne has vowed Wexford will never suffer again if one of their players is seriously injured in a big game.

Chairman of the Gaelic Games Doctors’ Association, Dr Danny Mulvihill, has queried the concerns about a rise in serious hip injuries and the danger of kidney failure among Gaelic players.

The father of an up and coming Wexford hurler has come out in support of county chairman Diarmuid Devereux’s decision to remove minor hurling manager Eddie Walsh for breaching the training ban.

Wexford chairman Diarmuid Devereux has claimed the board has no choice but to remove minor hurling manager Eddie Walsh after he allegedly broke rules and guidelines on player availability.

Wexford County Board chairman Diarmuid Devereux has slammed the proposed changes to the National Hurling Leagues.

The man highlighted on The Sunday Game throwing his glasses off before entering a melee during Longford’s qualifier loss to Wexford has defended his actions.

Wexford chairman Diarmuid Devereux has slammed The Sunday Game for gross inequality in their analysis of games.

Wexford GAA officials welcomed the sale of almost 26 acres of land which brought in a high price of €405,000.

Lee Chin made a desperate dash back to Wexford for the Walsh Cup final following the postponement of yesterday’s Allianz League clash with Armagh.

In stark contrast to the startling financial revelations that rocked the county in 2011, Monday night’s Wexford GAA Convention announced a huge turnaround for 2012.

Wexford GAA chiefs insist they have seen no evidence to back up claims of ‘match-fixing’ in recent county senior championship games.

An umpire accused of making racist comments during a Wexford GAA match has been handed a 26-week ban.

Wexford will put forward a motion at their annual convention at the end of the year to make racial abuse a red card offence.

The Wexford GAA player targeted by racist abuse fears the cruel taunts will drive away mixed-race hopefuls — just as the GAA in the county are about to launch a further racism investigation.

The Wexford County Board and the Gaelic Players Association have reacted quickly to condemn an incident of racism in a club match.

Wexford GAA chiefs insist the racial abuse of county star Lee Chin in a senior football championship game was an isolated incident.

WEXFORD GAA chiefs have created a high-powered group to develop underage hurling in the county.

WEXFORD GAA chiefs have created a high-powered group to develop underage hurling in the county.