On the face of it, Davy Fitzgerald and Seamus McEnaney couldn’t be more different. Football matters as little to Fitzgerald as hurling would to McEnaney. Wexford managers have been known to verbally spar in the past, but last Tuesday evening this pair took tea in the county’s centre of excellence in Ferns and found they have plenty in common

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

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.

Dublin chairman Sean Shanley said they will in all likelihood contest Diarmuid Connolly’s red card in an attempt to make him available for Saturday’s All-Ireland semi-final.

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.

The newly inaugurated Camogie president says the game needs a stronger following - from camogie players.

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.

Newly appointed Wexford minor hurling boss Larry Coleman says he will adhere to the training guidelines broken by predecessor Eddie Walsh booted out before Christmas.

Wexford hurler Rory Jacob has backed his county board’s threat to legally challenge the new league proposals should they be passed by Central Council tomorrow.

Wexford will challenge the proposal to revamp the top tier of the Hurling League to the fullest extent possible, the County Board confirmed.

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.

Liam Dunne didn’t want to make a huge issue of it — noting Diarmuid Kirwan performed decently — but he admitted the referee’s decision not to stop play for attention to Tomás Waters was damaging for Wexford.

Liam Dunne has revealed he issued a dummy team on Saturday night to deceive Dublin after they recruited his video analyst earlier this year.

Wexford dual player Lee Chin has revealed an opposing team management once instructed his marker to racially abuse him.

Wexford referees have been told they must provide their Personal Public Service (PPS) numbers to the county board or they won’t be considered for future games.

Westmeath native Aidan O'Brien has won the race to replace Jason Ryan as manager of the Wexford senior footballers.

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

GAA president Liam O’Neill has praised the Wexford County Board for their handling of a racism case.

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

Croke Park has condemned the racist abuse of Wexford county star Lee Chin in a club championship game.

Kieran Donaghy has been omitted from the Kerry team for Sunday’s Munster SFC quarter-final against Tipperary, partly due to a breach of discipline.

WEXFORD defender Aindreas Doyle has accused the GAA of attempting to censor his team-mate Anthony Masterson.

IT didn’t happen on a Gaelic field but Denis Glennon tells an anecdote that convinces him Westmeath football will be in fine fettle in the medium term.

NATIONAL referees committee chairman Mick Curley says the GAA have no problem with referees appointing sons or any family members as umpires providing they pass the required rules tests.

PAURIC DUFFY’S internal discussion paper on the GAA’s hottest potato — under the table payments to inter-county manager — is likely to be thrashed out by the Association’s management committee later this week.

LEINSTER Council Chairman Sheamus Howlin is set to be the fourth candidate to challenge for the post of GAA President at next April’s Congress in Mullingar.

THE GAA’s management committee has given the green light to a feasibility study into Hawk-Eye technology being used in the All-Ireland senior football and hurling championships.

WEXFORD YOUTHS owner Mick Wallace has reacted with astonishment to Croke Park’s decision to investigate claims local GAA club Faythe Harriers let out their facilities to a soccer team, branding the decision “unbelievable”.

GAA President Christy Cooney has challenged those aware of teams breaching the winter training ban to inform the Association of the counties involved.

Croke Park has confirmed that officials have asked the Wexford County Board to report to the Leinster Council on Faythe Harriers’ usage of their all-weather facilities.

CROKE PARK has confirmed that officials have asked the Wexford County Board to report to the Leinster Council on Faythe Harriers’ usage of their all-weather facilities.

NEGOTIATIONS are underway in an attempt to have the Waterford SHC quarter-final between De La Salle and Tallow switched from Sunday to Saturday to avoid a clash with the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies finals.

Last night's meeting of the Wexford County Board saw Jason Ryan and Colm Bonnar ratified for another year as the county's senior football manager and senior hurling manager respectively.

JUST because it’s called the Model County doesn’t mean that all sporting models — and especially golfing ones — can be used on Wexford hurling trophies.

Wexford's County Board have announced plans for a centre of excellence to be located in Ferns.

Wexford County Board has put a selection committee in place to select a new senior hurling manager.

WEXFORD senior hurling manager John Meyler and his backroom team have been sensationally sacked by the county board.

Wexford are on the lookout for a new senior football manager after Paul Bealin's decision to resign from the role.

Pat Herbert and Eddie O'Connor may have been linked with the vacant Wexford hurling manager position, but the Wexford County Board have only interviewed one candidate so far.