Sport
Christmas cheer for Wexford trainers
The Christmas racing festivals provided plenty to celebrate for a number of Wexford's trainers and jockeys.
Brian Carty Despite a valiant attempt, Gorey's Provincial Towns Cup campaign came to a disappointing conclusion when they were defeated by reigning champions Tullow in Saturday's enjoyable quarter-final played in front of a big crowd at Clonattin.
There were good results for Wexford in the Irish Life Health National Indoor Juvenile championships in Athlone on Sunday.
After the bad weather of the past month, the final Leinster League Division 1A match of the season saw Gorey entertain Dundalk at Clonattin on Sunday.
Dean Goodison An almost perfect second-half performance propelled Gorey Community School to a memorable McMullen Cup triumph in Donnybrook on Wednesday.
The first of three days of national Juvenile indoor championship action took place at Athlone Institute of Technology on Sunday.
Brendan Furlong When Tadhg Furlong was announced as man of the match in Ireland's dramatic 23-15 victory over England on Saturday, it signalled that a new crop of players had not just arrived but had delivered an epic third Grand Slam.
All eyes will be on Cheltenham this week, with Wexford connections harbouring high hopes of garnering further success at the famous track in the heart of the Cotswolds.
Enniscorthy hosted local rivals Gorey at Ross Road on Sunday in a derby match which had huge significance for both teams.
The schools cross-country season slipped and slided its way to a muddy conclusion on Saturday at the national championships at the WIT Arena, Carriganore.
Brendan Furlong Connor Jordan was among 13 new champions crowned at the Liffey Crane Hire Irish Senior Elite boxing finals in the National Stadium on Saturday night.
There was Leinster indoor track and field action at the N.I.A., Abbotstown, last weekend for Juvenile, Junior, Senior and Masters athletes.
After securing their place in the quarter-finals of the Towns Cup, Gorey were back on league duty with an away trip to D.L.S.P.
The Gorey J2s were also in action on Saturday with an away trip to D.L.S.P.
Racing by Pegasus Daryl Jacob had a bit of a quiet spell after Christmas, and had quite a few days where he had single rides, but he hit a remarkable sequence from February 3 to 6 when he had six successive winners from six rides.
It was another very cold night at Enniscorthy Greyhound Track on Thursday, but one woman that it did not bother was birthday girl Kathleen Stamp.
Enniscorthy boxing Academy held their annual tournament in the I.F.A. Centre on Saturday night.