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McCauley's crowds welcome rugby trio
Three Irish rugby players drew huge crowds to the newly revamped Sam McCauley store at Redmond Square on Saturday.
Ross end year on a high note
NEW ROSS travelled to Arklow to play a very young Ratoath side in the final of the Michael Dunne Cup.
McCauley's crowds welcome rugby trio
Three Irish rugby players drew huge crowds to the newly revamped Sam McCauley store at Redmond Square on Saturday.
Horseshoes round-up
THE GOULEYDUFF doubles were held in Athy on Saturday last. There was a small turn-out with only 16 players, including ten from Wexford.
Barron first local athlete home
WEXFORD ATHLETES were to the fore in the Pettitt's Supervalu Wexford half marathon and 10k held in Wexford town on Sunday morning last. The second man home overall and winner of the county half marathon title was Slaney Olympic's David Barron in a time of 1:16:43 behind Rúairí O'Donnell of Ferrybank (Waterford).
Intermediate road races this Friday
SLANEY OLYMPIC will host the County Wexford Intermediate Road Race Championships this coming Friday evening, April 26, on the Old Dublin Road in Enniscorthy. The ladies' race over 4 km. will get proceedings under way at 7 p.m. and will be followed by the men's race over 8 km.
Sub aqua club dive in to help spring clean
WEXFORD Sub Aqua Club took part in An Taisce's National Spring Clean Campaign by carrying out a beach clean up in Kilmore Quay harbour.
Weekend saw 1,200 runners participating
A STAGGERING 1,200 people took part in the Wexford Half Marathon and 10km race at the weekend.
Two teams reach national finals
A REMINDER that all the latest information concerning the May Festival of Sport and cultural activities can be viewed at present on www.maynationalfestival.com
Gorey Rugby -- all the news
Gorey 25, Tullamore 0: Gorey Under-19s reached the final of the Leinster Darcy Cup with an emphatic win over Tullamore at Carlow on Saturday last. On a day when tactics were decided by the strong wind and showers, Gorey got off to the perfect start.
Wanderers Rugby
WANDERERS RUGBY
Wanderers honoured after rugby league win
Wexford Wanderers were honoured during a Mayoral Reception at the Irish National Heritage Park last Thursday night.
Motor racing fans rally round for a good cause
MOTOR rally fans were able to get up close and personal with some magic machines at the Tesco Car Park in Wexford on Sunday and to do their bit for a good cause as well.
Wexford out of hurling and football
WEXFORD'S INTEREST in the league series in both hurling and football is over and we now attempt to gaze into our crystal balls to predict what impact we will have on this year's championships. Relegation sadly has been our lot in a very competitive Division 2 of the football league after a brave battle, and the hurling equivalent was unspectacular from our perspective, with a worrying performance against first round championship opponents Dublin leaving Liam Dunne's men under no illusions about the task ahead.
Grand Slam champs are feted in Gorey club
GOREY RUGBY Club members were honoured by the recent visit of Billy Glynn, I.R.F.U. President, town native Philip 'Goose' Doyle, manager of the Irish women's rugby team, and two of his Grand Slam-winning charges, Nora Stapleton and Marie Louise Reilly.
Sevens reach the concluding stage
THE ALLIANZ Cumann na mBunscol mini-sevens competitions are now reaching their exciting climax, with several schools looking forward to resuming action after the Easter break.
Class 5 crew triumph in Carlow competition
WEXFORD WILL be well represented this weekend in Galway in the Badminton Ireland inter-county competition. The players will be ably assisted by their managers, Frankie Morrissey, Chris McMackin, John Joe Murphy and Helen Butler.
News
'Depraved' man jailed for six years
A 'DEPRAVED' man targeted by vigilantes after he sexually assaulted two little girls due to make their First Holy Communion was jailed for six years last Friday.
'Cuddle cot' for hospital
An Enniscorthy couple presented a 'cuddle cot' in memory of their daughter to Wexford General Hospital last week.
Young man is beaten up and left blind in one eye
A young Wexford man was cut on the face with broken glass and his friend was left blind in one eye following a recent assault in Redmond Square.
Helped to steal €700 of batteries
A man who helped to remove a batch of truck batteries from the yard of an Enniscorthy garage without permission has been convicted and fined €500 for theft.
Victim's dad fears future attack could end in death
The father of an assault victim said he is speaking out about late night street violence in Wexford in the hope of highlghting the problem.
Ticket move 'one giant Leap' for Wexford Bus
Wexford Bus took a giant leap forward last week when it became the first private commercial bus operator in the country to officially adopt the Leap Card ticketing system.
Bank for sale but AIB not moving out
The AIB bank in Wexford is up for sale but account holders in the town need not worry that they are about to be left without a branch on their doorsteps.
Ex-ambassador gets a welcome in home town
GOREY gave a warm welcome home to one of the town's most distinguished sons when former Irish ambassador to Britain Ted Barrington gave a talk to the North Wexford Historical Society about his life and times.
George brings Wexford know-how to Slovakia
A NEW Ross consultancy firm has won a contract to advise on the development of the local start-up ecosystem in Slovakia, with a view to driving economic growth.
Chevron building strong links between Ireland and Nigeria
An Enniscorthy company is looking to Africa as it seeks to expand its brief beyond Ireland. Chevron Training, based at the enterprise centre next to Enniscorthy Vocational College, has set up in partnership with Vacc Technical - a building services company in the Nigerian capital Lagos.
