Well that was good for the soul, and good for the championship.

Blonde attacker Diarmuid O’Keeffe kicked a stunning additional time point to hand St Anne’s the narrowest of victories, 2-12 to 2-11, over reigning champions St Martin’s in this Group A Wexford SFC game at Taghmon.

It was a weekend of shocks in the Wexford SFC quarter-finals, with champions St. Anne’s (Rathangan) bowing out along with last year’s beaten finalists Castletown.

A referee abandoned a county intermediate football championship game eight minutes from the end as he feared for his safety.

SIBLING rivalry seems to emanate from Alan Brogan when he tries to explain his recent fine spell of form.

Galway 0-13 Wexford 1-11

I WAS not on the edge of my seat for the Meath v Laois game and I was sitting even further back in my spot in the stands for the first 50 minutes of Dublin’s clash with Wexford.

Dublin 2-16 Wexford 0-15 (aet)

IT’S going to be a major talking point in GAA circles throughout the country – who was the best footballer who never won an All Ireland senior medal?

Adrian Morrissey and Eric Bradley have been pencilled in to start for Wexford in Saturday's All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier replay against Roscommon at Dr. Hyde Park (throw-in 3pm).

Wexford 0-10 Laois 2-16, Wexford Park

Wexford 0-7 Meath 0-10

Kildare 2-16 Wexford 0-8

IF TYRONE’S route back to the All-Ireland final has encountered peaks and troughs, then Ciarán Gourley’s personal journey has had a similar theme.

Tyrone 0-23 Wexford 1-14

TYRONE 0-13 MAYO 1-09, Croke Park

WEXFORD 2-13 DOWN 0-12, Croke Park

Dublin 3-23 Wexford 0-9

FORMER Australia manager Kevin Sheedy has praised the GAA for reviving the International Rules Series.

Wexford forward Ciaran Lyng feels that that basic game plan that the Wexford footballers employed in their defeat of Laois in the Leinster SFC semi-final has been the key to the side finally making the breakthrough in qualifying for the Leinster SFC final.

Wexford attacker Mattie Forde knows that his side will have to improve on their scoring rate if they are to dethrone Dublin in the Leinster SFC final in three weeks' time.

Wexford 0-18 Laois 0-12

Paddy Colfer and Rory Stafford will make their first starts of the season when Wexford clash with Meath in Sunday's Leinster SFC quarter-final at Dr Cullen Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

EXILED as he is in south Dublin, Longford’s Brian Kavanagh must have thought he could distance himself from talk of local rivalries in the run up to tomorrow’s Leinster Championship tie against Westmeath.

Wexford 2-16 Louth 0-15

Fermanagh 2-6 Wexford 0-12

ALLIANZ NFL DIVISION 3 ROUND-UP - Longford 0-14 Louth 2-21, Pearse Park

Fermanagh 0-11 Louth 0-10

Longford 1-10 Fermanagh 2-10, Pearse Park

Sligo 0-13 Wexford 0-14

WEXFORD 3-8 LONGFORD 1-9

Wexford 0-11 Carlow 1-13

Mattie Forde was on fire for Wexford today in cold and wet conditions at Bellefield Park, Enniscorthy as the home side got off to a positive start under new manager Jason Ryan by beating Laois 1-14 to 0-14.

Fermanagh 1-12 Wexford 1-8

LIMERICK are awaiting fitness reports on full forward Sean O’Connor before finalising their side to play Tipperary in Saturday’s Munster SHC semi-final replay with Tipperary in Thurles.

A thrilling Meath v Dubs ‘derby’ before a sell-out attendance in Croke Park really ignited the Bank of Ireland football championship and Graham Geraghty was in the thick of it – in more ways than one.

Galway will be looking to drag themselves off the foot of the table while Westmeath are aiming to extend their lead at the top of Allianz NFL Division 2 this weekend.

FROM his office in the Hogan Stand, Ciaran Havelin’s reach extends all around Croke Park.

STRIKING a balance is the real challenge facing the Irish players on Sunday as rugby makes its debut in Croke Park.

1995 All-Ireland winner Paul Bealin has been re-appointed as manager of the Wexford senior footballers for a second year.

Sean Boylan, Ireland's manager for the 2006 International Rules series, has confirmed his provisional training panel for the autumn encounters with Australia.