JJ Doyle was 21 when a Wexford hurling team last celebrated All-Ireland glory.

“We were fierce unlucky, weren’t we?” Only Liam Dunne could open with a line like that after a 24-point haunting.

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.

A fresh row has hit the new Cabinet with the revelation that state jobs were handed out to Coalition cronies — just days before they switched posts.

Martin Storey was as desolate as you might have imagined after yesterday’s Leinster Club SHC final.

Mount Leinster Rangers, Dr Crokes and Ballinderry claimed AIB Provincial Senior titles in Leinster, Munster and Ulster respectively this afternoon.

For Martin Storey, the decision by the Oulart-the-Ballagh panel to sign up for Movember and grow facial hair wasn’t much of a stretch. He fell in line with that plan very easily, thank you very much.

Carlow captain Edward Coady believes Central Council were correct not to return Cork to Division 1.

Oulart the Ballagh 0-20 Clara 2-11

Former Wexford hurling legend Martin Storey is set to join Wexford County Council.

Some counties organise regular media events but the overall quilt is patchwork. The GAA is failing to punch its weight in this particular ring.

Liam Dunne may have played the game on the edge himself but as Wexford manager he will demand total discipline

Tony French proved Wexford’s hero as his 15 point haul enabled Wexford to overcome champions Dublin by two points in their Leinster MHC encounter at Parnell Park on Saturday.

Rackard was the man who revived hurling in Wexford.

WEXFORD hurling has gone back to basics with former All-Ireland-winning manager Liam Griffin set to take over the county’s minors.

YOU often hear people hark back to hurling’s glory days, to Limerick and Kilkenny in the 30s, Cork and Tipp in the 40s, Wexford in the 50s, Tipp again in the 60s, Kilkenny and Cork in the 70s, the rise of the underdogs in the 90s, Kilkenny again dominant in the 00s, but in all of those eras it was just a few teams at the top.

THERE has been plenty of talk about managers from the top people in the GAA for the last number of months, and for all the wrong reasons.

WEXFORD GAA chiefs have created a high-powered group to develop underage hurling in the county.

WEXFORD GAA chiefs have created a high-powered group to develop underage hurling in the county.

EARLY on, the conversation was much as expected.

SEVEN Kilkenny, five Offaly, three Wexford, one set of brothers – that’s the makeup of the Leinster TEAM 25 selection, the best players in the Leinster championship over the last 25 years as voted on by the public, part of the GAA’s 125th anniversary celebration.

FORMER Wexford dual star George O’Connor believes the Model county is paying the price for years of neglect regarding the development of hurling.

HEAVYWEIGHTS Eamonn Higgins (UCC) and Martin Donovan (OLOL) claim top billing on Friday night when Cork County Board host a charity boxing show in aid of the Alzheimer’s Association at Neptune Stadium (7pm).

YET again, the whole country gets exercised about the continuing presence of a college team in the All-Ireland club championship, UCD in this instance.

UCD 0-15 Oulart-the-Ballagh 1-9

UCD defeated Wexford's Oulart the Ballagh in the Leinster SH club semi-final by 0-15 to 1-09, overcoming the craft and guile of Martin Storey and Liam Dunne.

DJ CAREY, Henry Shefflin, Brian Lohan and Seán Óg Ó hAilpín are the most popular hurlers of the last decade, not just with fans across Ireland but, it would appear, among aficionados around the world.

CLARE, Kilkenny and Cork are expected to command the biggest representation on the Guinness 'Hurling Legends' team which is to be announced tonight.

VOTING for the Guinness Hurling Legends team on www.guinnesshurling.ie has been extended to 6pm on Monday, September 12.

DJ CAREY continues to head the voting in the Guinness Legends selection. Hurling fans worldwide are going on line to select their team of the decade, since Guinness began to sponsor the All-Ireland SHC.

OPINIONS may differ amongst the members of the Wexford hurling team about the magnitude of the task facing them in Sunday's Leinster hurling final in Croke Park, but star goalkeeper Damien Fitzhenry knows exactly what to expect.

Guinness has launched a new website asking hurling fans all over Ireland to log on and choose their top-15 hurling legends from a panel of 75 players.

Jim O’Sullivan

James Stephens (Kilkenny) 2-13 Oulart-the-Ballagh (Wexford) 0-14

FIRST brought into the panel by Liam Griffin, Rory McCarthy now finds he is one of only three survivors of the team which won the 1996 All-Ireland final under the inspired captaincy of Martin Storey.

THE four teams that will contest next month’s Guinness All-Ireland hurling semi-finals may not necessarily be the best, quality wise, but they have been the most consistent all year.

ANY Wexford hurling supporter dreaming about success over champions Kilkenny in tomorrow’s Leinster final in Croke Park would have to include a role for Liam Dunne in their wish list.

Former Wexford All-Ireland winning captain Martin Storey has come on to taste his first piece of championship action this year.

One of hurling's great names of the past twenty years looks set to come out

Declan Ruth is winning his fitness battle to be ready for next Sunday’s Guinness All-Ireland senior hurling semi-final.