For many of the players honoured in Croke Park yesterday as ‘Stars of the 80s,’ an All-Ireland senior football medal simply eluded them, while for a few of them it was never more than a dream.

Favourites Baltinglass qualified for a Wicklow SFC semi-final with Blessington following a 1-9 to 1-6 victory over neighbours Kiltegan at Aughrim yesterday.

Favourites Baltinglass qualified for a Wicklow SFC semi-final with Blessington following a 1-9 to 1-6 victory over neighbours Kiltegan at Aughrim yesterday.

Defending champions St Patrick’s have to go the qualifier route in Wicklow’s senior football championship after shipping a heavy defeat at Aughrim yesterday.

Henry Sinnott powered Baltinglass into the Wicklow SFC semi-finals yesterday with his three goals setting up a decisive 3-10 to 1-5 win over An Tochar at Aughrim.

A TOP-of-the-bill SFC quarter-final between county champions Rathnew and Blessington was marred by ugly scenes at Aughrim yesterday.

TWENTY-ONE year-old Stephen Walsh from the Baltinglass club in Wicklow staged a magnificent recovery at Lahinch yesterday to become the new South of Ireland champion.

TWELVE months ago, Kelan McDonagh from Athlone felt he was “putted off the golf course” in the final of the South of Ireland Championship by John Greene from Carlow.

STRUGGLING to find seats to watch the latest blockbuster could become a problem of the past thanks to the brainpower of a group of young Wicklow inventors.

The draw for the 2008 oneills.com Kilmacud Crokes All-Ireland Football Sevens was announced today at the launch at Croke Park.

Defender Rory Nolan has overcome a leg injury to be named in the Wicklow team for Saturday's Tommy Murphy Cup final clash with Antrim at Croke Park (throw-in 12pm).

Draws were the order of the day in Leinster where reigning provincial champions Moorefield were given a testing time by Longford winners Dromard at St. Conleth’s Park, Newbridge.

WICKLOW SFC finalists Rathnew are ‘livid’ at the decision to deny them a potential place in the Leinster club football championship.

An elderly couple and their son were found shot dead in the family home in a village in Co Wicklow last night.

An elderly couple and their son were found shot dead in the family home in a village, gardaí said tonight.

HUGH KENNY has been appointed manager of the Wicklow senior football team, replacing former Dublin goalkeeper John O’Leary who held the position for four years.

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MACRA na Feirme has a new president-elect. He is Thomas Honner, a 32-year-old farmer from Kiltegan, County Wicklow.

RECENT happenings in the GAA prompt this question: has the inter-county system outlived its time? For about 20 years after its foundation, the club competition was the main showpiece of the association.