Liam Dunne is talking about Wexford’s future. Happily. Comfortably. His fifth season in charge was brought into question by some a couple of months back but here he still stands.

Queens University Belfast and Trinity College Dublin will contest this afternoon’s Ryan Cup decider after both teams came through extremely tight semi-final affairs.

AIB All-Ireland Club SHC semi-final - Na Piarsaigh (Limerick) 1-22 Oulart-The Ballagh (Wexford) 0-20 (AET): Na Piarsaigh will see Croke Park on St. Patrick’s Day, the Limerick side casting aside previous semi-final defeats to book their place in the All-Ireland club final on Saturday evening in Thurles.

A strong start in Carlow proved far more than just half the battle for Oulart-The Ballagh who went on to finally capture the AIB Leinster Club Hurling title that the club has craved.

Oulart The Ballagh (Wexford) 0-16 Clonkill (Westmeath) 0-8: Wexford champions Oulart The Ballagh moved into the Leinster Club hurling final with a comfortable eight-point victory over Westmeath champions Clonkill at a wet Cusack Park, Mullingar, yesterday. 

Oulart-The Ballagh (Wexford) 3-8 Clough-Ballacolla (Laois) 0-13 (AIB Leinster Club SHC): Oulart-The Ballagh made their expected advance to a Leinster Championship meeting with Clonkill of Westmeath but they were forced to survive a vigorous examination to do so.

Cork 2-22 Wexford 0-20

The sun shone but there had been a significant breeze all day. 

Cork 2-22 Wexford 0-20

Kilkenny 5-25 Wexford 0-16: Nothing personal, just business. At the final whistle, Kilkenny players reached for the hands of their opponents as if to utter the line from The Godfather.

Wexford 1-24 Westmeath 1-16: This was not a performance to overly worry Kilkenny but then it is highly unlikely Wexford were ever going to reveal too much of themselves in a Leinster quarter-final tie in Mullingar.

 

Waterford 0-22 Wexford 0-16

Wexford 5-22 Laois 0-25

Offaly 0-12 Wexford 2-15: One of hurling’s longest unbeaten runs came crashing down yesterday afternoon in O’Connor Park as Wexford overcame dismal conditions and some incredibly errant shooting to record a 2-15 to 0-12 win over Offaly and move to the top of the Division 1B table.

Wexford retained their patience well as they eventually wore down Offaly by 2-15 to 0-12 at O’Connor Park.

Allianz Hurling League Division 1B: Wexford 1-24 Antrim 2-20: Wexford were issued a timely reminder about their frailties as it took a last gasp point from substitute Harry Kehoe to deliver the narrowest of victories over Antrim in this Allianz NHL Division 1B clash at Wexford Park yesterday.

The trial of a man accused of using his dead brother’s identity to fraudulently claim over €46,000 in pension payments has collapsed after one day of evidence.

Podge Collins will commit solely to the Clare footballers next season after Davy Fitzgerald informed him he can no longer accommodate dual players.

Reigning champions Oulart-the-Ballagh powered their way to a comfortable 4-15 to 2-14 victory over Rathnure in their Wexford SHC clash at St. Patrick’s Park, Enniscorthy, on Saturday.

Ah, August. That time of the year when referees are that bit slower to reach for the whistle and shy away from making the big calls.

By Peter O'Dwyer

Slaneysiders can hold heads up again even if their clash with Limerick ends in defeat tomorrow.

ALL-IRELAND SHC ROUND 2:

NOWLAN PARK on Saturday.

Liam Dunne insisted that there was no panic in the Wexford ranks when Waterford came from seven points down to lead during the second half of this evening’s All-Ireland senior hurling championship qualifier at Nowlan Park.

Liam Dunne’s Wexford are on the march.

Wexford 2-25 Clare 2-22 (after extra-time)

The chairman of the GAA’s medical, scientific and welfare committee has launched a stout defence of the rule which saw Clare hurler Podge Collins red carded during Saturday’s All-Ireland qualifier clash against Wexford at Cusack Park.

Davy Fitzgerald has slammed the hurling rule book’s glaring anomalies, lambasting the lack of punishment for the persistent "horsing and dragging" of Clare hurlers off-the-ball.

Not even extra time could separate Clare and Wexford as the sides played out a thrilling draw in Cusack Park.

I’m going to start today with the Leinster final, though it’s not the most important game of the weekend.

A man who abducted his young son and flew him to Egypt during an access visit has been jailed for one year.

Creggan Kickhams are to hold onto their All-Ireland JHC Club title, the CCCC ruled last night.

Captain Michael Shields returns to the Cork side for Sunday’s Allianz FL Division 1 clash with Derry in Páirc Uí Rinn (throw-in 1pm).

Oulart-the Ballagh (Wexford) 0-8 Mount Leinster Rangers (Carlow) 0-11

Carlow's Mount Leinster Rangers and Oulart the Ballagh of Wexford will meet in the AIB Leinster Club SHC Final, while Sixmilebridge advanced to the Munster decider against Na Piarsaigh of Limerick, following today's action.

Oulart the Ballagh 0-20 Clara 2-11