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

Traditional Irish music and Gaelic football, the foundation stones of life out Miltown Malbay direction.

Wexford 2-16 Down 2-11: As the Wexford fans celebrated on the pitch, manager David Power took to the sanctuary of a spare dressing room to explain the emergence of his new look young charges while just down the corridor his Down counterpart Jim McCorry struggled with the bitter disappointment of defeat.

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

Tipperary 2-12 Wexford 2-15: It came too little, too late, to preserve Wexford’s place in Division 3 of the Allianz Football League but the Slaneysiders finally produced a second half to be proud of yesterday. 

Wexford 1-16, Limerick 2-12:

Allianz FL Division 3 Round 2: Wexford 1-8 Armagh 2-13: Armagh opened nervously, falling four points adrift inside the opening 15 minutes, but still beat Wexford with eight points to spare in this Division 3 NFL game at Wexford Park.

Clare 1-16 Wexford 0-5: Allianz Football League Division 3: Promoted Clare got their Division 3 campaign off to a winning start at Miltown Malbay yesterday, easily dismissing the challenge of Wexford by 14 points.

Wexford 1-13 Carlow IT 0-13: Wexford recorded their first victory under new manager David Power when they saw off a stiff Carlow IT challenge in this O’Byrne Cup game in St Patrick’s Park, Enniscorthy.

Laois 0-18 Wexford 0-17

Dublin 2-25 Wexford 1-12

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

Loughrea 2-18 Beagh 1-11

Louth 2-9 Wexford 2-13

IT was not until the aftermath of last week’s Munster U21 football final in Páirc Uí Rinn that Cork boss John Cleary was able to properly gauge the level of performance his players had produced.

ALAN MULHOLLAND ventured down to Cork last week and was one of the thousands crammed into Páirc Uí Rinn for the eagerly-awaited Munster U21 football decider.

O’MOORE PARK was a scene of delight as much as it was a vista of dejection last night as Wexford celebrated their first Leinster U21 FC title at the fifth time of asking.

A SCORING burst in the last seven minutes of the first half, in which the eventual winners scored 1-3 without reply, proved decisive as Wexford ran out worthy winners in the Leinster U21FC semi-final in Portlaoise last night.

SPARKLING Kevin O’Grady inspired Wexford to a well deserved four point victory over Louth in this Leinster U-21 FC opener at Enniscorthy last night.