Waterford defender Tadhg de Búrca believes playing in Division 1A of the Allianz Hurling League this year helped to ensure the Déise didn’t lack motivation during the spring.

They never thought to stay in Wexford when they drove to the ferry in Rosslare. But for once, Pet O’Connell stopped for a look.

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.

Offaly 1-12 Wexford 2-16: Wexford will get the chance to gain some modicum of revenge for their heavy senior defeat to Kilkenny last weekend after their under-21 hurlers easily disposed of Offaly at O’Connor Park and set up a final clash with the Cats in a fortnight’s time.

Last January’s list of players to shine in the year ahead featured Kerry’s Paul Murphy, who would be man of the match in the All-Ireland SFC final. So, no pressure then on these bright young things...

Just weeks ago, The Menu remedied a grave ill of his own contrivance and returned to Belfast after an absence of two decades and more. 

Come at the king, you best not miss.

Meath 0-18 Wexford 0-13

Dancer and musician Michael Flatley, author Colm Tóibín, and tenor Michael Londra have been confirmed as part of Irish celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s visit.

Wexford 0-15 Dublin 3-19

Wexford 2-18 Kilkenny 0-16

Wexford boss Jason Ryan was non-committal on his future following Saturday’s one-point defeat by Tipperary in the second round of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.

“THE heathers will be blazing in Wexford tonight,” Irish coach Billy Walsh predicted as he embraced fellow county man Adam Nolan, who yesterday became the second man from the Model County to qualify for an Olympic Games — Billy himself having qualified for the Seoul Olympics in 1988.

Teenager Jack Guiney proved an inspiration for Wexford as he struck 3-5 to help confine Laois to next year’s Allianz Hurling League Division 2A at Nowlan Park yesterday.

Thomas Codd and Murty Dempsey have been chosen to assist new Wexford senior hurling manager Liam Dunne for his first season in charge.

WEXFORD chairman Ger Doyle confirmed last night his county board will not take the controversial result of Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC Qualifier defeat to Limerick any further.

Colm Bonnar's three-year reign as Wexford hurling manager came to an end last night, following their six-point All-Ireland qualifier defeat to Limerick.

THEY provided one of the most uplifting tales of the summer in Portlaoise a fortnight ago but there was no repeat of that romance for the Carlow footballers in Croke Park yesterday.

WEXFORD in Wexford Park isn’t the fixture Henry Shefflin would have chosen for Kilkenny’s championship bow this summer, but the former hurler of the year has nonetheless welcomed the decision to playSaturday week’s fixture away from Croke Park.

FORMER Meath chairman Brendan Dempsey has claimed that some underage mentors in the county are using their positions to scout for talent to bring to ‘other codes’.

Wexford is home to Ireland's shrewdest stock market speculators according to the spread betting operator Delta Index.

A WEXFORD hurling official has launched a scathing attack on his own county board.

SHOCKING footage of the weekend assault on Tipperary referee Willie Barrett has appeared on the internet.

OUSTED Down hurling boss Jim McKernan has slammed the county board decision not to reappoint him.

IT wasn’t meant to be like this! Colm Bonnar came to the Wexford hurling job with high hopes of bringing his considerable experience as player and coach to bear on a team which needed to be revitalised and strengthened, only to be stymied by a worrying sequence of injuries.

JUST because it’s called the Model County doesn’t mean that all sporting models — and especially golfing ones — can be used on Wexford hurling trophies.

KILKENNY will be short ten of their All-Ireland winning squad for their opening Allianz NHL game against Galway at Pearse Stadium on Sunday.

The determined nature of Wexford's march to next Sunday's GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final at Croke Park, has been one of the fairytale stories of the summer.

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.

Thousands of people have turned out to welcome home Wexford's All-Ireland winning camogie side.

Wexford's Darragh Ryan has today announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.

TOMORROW’S meeting of Wexford and Offaly at Nowlan Park is much more than a Leinster senior hurling championship semi-final.

Former Wexford hurling captain Martin Flood has died.

FORMER inter-county referee John Denton has been banned for eight weeks following verbal abuse of a match official.

IT was a day for the aristocrats and the New Order. Old money and nouveau-riche. The past and the future. It was decision day yesterday in 13 county championships. And yes, it was unlucky for some.

Wexford dual star Redmond Barry is undergoing an operation on his broken jaw this afternoon.

Monaghan 0-17 Wexford 0-12

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

Wexford hurling has received a boost with the news that injured trio Rory McCarthy, Rory Jacob and Malachy Travers are close to resuming training.

LARRY MURPHY is throwing out phrases like “over the hill” and “last big hurrah” at a Wexford press night.