Davy Fitzgerald believes he’s way ahead of schedule with the Wexford hurlers yet has described talk of winning the Leinster or All-Ireland titles in 2018 as “a load of rubbish”.

A Championship opener at Dr Cullen Park may not have been one for the purists to salivate over, but the intrigue was constant and the reward for Carlow far greater than the immediacy of a Leinster quarter-final date with Dublin. That may be daunting, but it can wait, writes John Divilly.

Kildare 0-9 Wexford 0-8: Cian O’Neill’s response when asked if this felt like a win, was telling.

Kildare just about held out at the end of a pedestrian game to set up a Leinster semi-final with Westmeath or Offaly.

It’s amazing what a good dressing down from a manager does.

Westmeath produced a dream ten minutes to knock Wexford out of the Leinster football championship and set up a provincial semi-final for themselves against Meath in two week's time.

Ian Ryan was Limerick’s hero with an injury-time winning goal to deny Wexford at the Gaelic Grounds.

UCD 2-12 Wexford 3-3

CHAMPIONS Oulart-the-Ballagh crushed last year’s defeated finalists St Martin’s 3-21 to 1-8 in a one-sided Wexford senior hurling championship quarter-final played at Wexford Park on Saturday.

A brother of Finance Minister Brian Cowen has been hit with a tax bill of nearly €100,000 by the Revenue.

Adrian Fenlon has confirmed the worst kept secret in Wexford GAA - that he has played his last game for the county's senior hurlers.

WEXFORD veteran Adrian Fenlon looks set to retire from inter-county hurling. Manager Seamus Murphy confirmed yesterday that while the midfielder had not made contact, he believes that the Enniscorthy Rapparees man has called time on his Model career.

Ballygunner 0-16 Lismore 0-12

The final round of the top tier of the National Hurling League gets underway today, but barring some huge upsets, Kilkenny and Clare are set to advance to the decider next month.

Clare have been given another incentive to qualify for the National Hurling League final: star forward Tony Griffin will return for the clash.

Cork and Kilkenny face off today in the second phase of the National Hurling League – and Cork are without several key players as they host the Cats in a repeat of last year’s All-Ireland final at Páirc Ui Chaoimh.

Wexford hurling boss Seamus Murphy won't name his side to face Galway in Sunday's National Hurling League second phase until tomorrow night to take stock of his injury problems.

CORK are without a number of key players for the second phase of the Allianz National Hurling League against Kilkenny at Páirc Ui Chaoimh on Sunday.

Limerick travel to face Wexford today in Division 1B of the National Hurling League, hoping for more league points after picking up their first win of the campaign last weekend.

Wexford boss Seamus Murphy has made two changes to the side that defeated Tipperary last time out as the Slaneysiders host Limerick in the National Hurling League on Sunday at Wexford Park.

UNDER 21 ace, Fintan Gould has been handed the full forward slot on the Cork team for Sunday’s crucial National Football League tie with Offaly in Tullamore.

Wexford hurling boss Seamus Murphy has injury doubts ahead of his side's trip to Tipp on Sunday for the National League clash in Semple Stadium.

THE Limerick County Board last night appointed an interim manager following the departure of Padjoe Whelahan.

The Leinster senior hurling final gets underway today and for the first time in seven years, All-Ireland

Favourites Wexford have stuck with a winning formula ahead of Sunday's Leinster final clash with Offaly.

WEXFORD manager John Conran has given a vote of confidence to the side which defeated Kilkenny for Sunday’s Leinster SHC final against Offaly.

WEXFORD will field their strongest available team in next Sunday’s Guinness All-Ireland hurling semi-final against Cork in Croke Park, (3.30).

TIPPERARY have given a starting place to John Carroll for Sunday’s Guinness All-Ireland senior hurling championship quarter-final clash with Offaly at Croke Park and have switched Lar Corbett to full-forward for the eagerly-awaited showdown.

Kilkenny 2-23

THERE is still no room on the Kilkenny team for team captain Charlie Carter.

PAUL FLYNN makes his first competitive appearance for Waterford since the All-Ireland semi final seven months ago in their crucial NHL tie against Galway at Pearse Stadium on Sunday.

Wexford Manager John Conran has made nine changes in his side following last Sunday’s rout at the hands of Tipperary for their forthcoming clash with Limerick in their Division 1B national hurling league game at Wexford Park.

It has been an ideal start for Cork manager Donal O’Grady as his charges handed him his second successive league victory.

Larry Murphy has withdrawn from the Leinster squad to face Connacht in Saturday's Railway Cup hurling semi-final at Nowlan Park.

The veterans in the side made a huge contribution but it was substitute Tony Carmody, sprung from the bench just before the break, who rose to the occasion in magnificent fashion as his two second half goals destroyed Wexford’s championship aspirations.

Wexford defender Declan Ruth is facing a race against time to make Sunday week's All-Ireland senior hurling championship semi-final clash with Tipperary in Croke Park.

Wexford make four changes from the side that was hammered by Kilkenny in the Leinster Hurling Final for Sunday's All-Ireland Hurling Quarter-Final against Limerick at Croke Park.

Wexford make four changes from the side that was hammered by Kilkenny in the Leinster Hurling Final for Sunday's All-Ireland Hurling Quarter-Final against Limerick at Croke Park.