A player-by-player guide to Wexford's All-Ireland 25 years on: ‘We laughed as much as we hurled’

Twenty-five years to the day since their famous All-Ireland SHC triumph, Tom Dempsey guides John Fogarty through the players and people who made it happen

Wexford's 1996 All-Ireland Hurling champions. Back Row: Seamus Kavanagh, Rod Guiney, Joe Kearns, George O'Connor, Tomas Codd, Ger Cushe, Paul Finn, Larry Murphy, Shane Carley, Declan Ruth, Seamus Barron (Selector). Middle Row: Sean Collier, Dave Guiney, Michael Jordan, Liam Turley, Larry O'Gorman, Jim Byrne, Adrian Fenlon, Billy Byrne, Garry Laffan, Tom Dempsey, Paul Codd, Rory Kinsella (Selector), John O'Leary. Front Row: Niamh Fitzpatrick, Paddy Wickham (Co Chairman), Eamonn Scallon, MJ Reck, Rory McCarthy, Damien Fitzhenry, Martin Storey (Capt), Sean Flood, Tommy Kehoe, Colm Kehoe, Liam Dunne, Liam Griffin (Manager). Picture: Irish Photo Archive

Damien Fitzhenry

The only way I can describe him is ‘the best’. He had no peer, as far as I could see. Before my time, Pat Nolan, who passed away recently, was a fantastic goalkeeper. Damien was the greatest of his time. You could take a deckchair out in the dressing room and he would be the first to fill it, he was that laid back.