Wexford's first Hurling Development Administrator has been confirmed as ex-player George O'Connor.

DUBLIN will discover today if one of their football selectors is mentioned in the referee’s match report on their ill-tempered O’Byrne Cup game with Wexford.

Seamus Murphy is to stay on as Wexford hurling manager for the second year of his two-year term with the county's senior panel.

THE GAA have confirmed the quarter-final dates for the All-Ireland SFC.

WEXFORD can only hope that they will improve their consistency rate when they take on Clare in next Sunday’s Guinness All-Ireland hurling quarter-final in Croke Park.

WEXFORD'S hurling management made it clear yesterday that forward Nigel Higgins had been left off the panel simply because of his inability to give the required commitment to training.

Another year and another swell of expectation that Croke Park will be opened to other sports. Brendan O’Brien canvasses officials nationwide to gauge the mood, the hopes and the grassroots opinion.

Wexford county secretary Mick Kinsella is the new team coach of the Model hurlers.

All-IRELAND champions Kilkenny could very well face Wexford on home territory in the game that seems certain to decide the destination of the 2004 Leinster hurling title.

RORY KINSELLA has it all figured out. Well almost. In so far as it is possible to analyse a game accurately, he is convinced the key to winning Sunday’s Guinness All-Ireland hurling semi-final in Croke Park will be in stopping Cork’s half-backs.