WEXFORD selector Ger Halligan insists Sunday’s victory over Laois was crucial for the development of football in the Model County.

TONY DEMPSEY has stepped down after two years in charge of Wexford senior hurling.

Wexford Senior Football Manager Ger Halligan feels that football in the county was once again pushed to one side in the debacle which led to the postponement of their Allianz National League game with Carlow.