GAA

April 2021

Where the titles have gone: full Junior ‘B’ roll of honour published for first time

The Junior 'B' grades as we know them today came into existence in 1977 and have been played without a break ever since.

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Give Dubs a break: Fardy defends get-together of players

Former Wexford football player and manager, Liam Fardy, has defended some of the Dublin Senior footballers after they were pictured holding an outdoor training session last week.

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Junior 'B' fulfils key function: County Board committed to finishing activity for 2020

We are still some distance away from finding out the eagerly-awaited starting date for club GAA action in 2021.

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Davy still hopeful for league

Wexford senior hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald is optimistic about his team's chances once they return to inter-county activity.

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Thousands watched Wexford hit top form in 1967 league final

Our trip down memory lane this week is thanks to New Ross photographer P.J. Browne and his wonderful archival collection.

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March 2021

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Remaining 2020 finals will be first on the agenda

Coiste na nOg's CCC are as much in the dark as the rest of us with regard to a potential starting date for activity in 2021 - but they will be ready to hit the ground running once the go-ahead is given.

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Coiste na nOg: Hard work ongoing

The games may be on hold, but the hard work is continuing behind the scenes.

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Fifty not out for Frank

As the GAA enters a new era given the impact of Covid-19 over the past twelve months, it can be said that without doubt the Association is best served by its club officers throughout the country.

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Floodlit Wexford Park a major aim of plan

Imagine a possible scenario down the line when Saturday night home matches in the Allianz Leagues will be the norm for Wexford.

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County Board launches its strategic plan

GAA officials in Wexford certainly haven't allowed the grass to grow under their feet during lockdown, with a lot of hard work behind the scenes reflected in the launch of a new strategic plan to cover the years from 2021 to 2025 by Micheál Martin, the new Co. Chairman, last night (Monday).

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Hearne and Doyle feted: top honours for Shels midfielder and Stars netminder

The icing was applied to the Shelmaliers' cake after a memorable 2020 when two of the club's key players collected the individual hurling awards in the inaugural Cáirde Loch Garman Glen Fuels club teams of the year ceremony on Saturday.

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Club bosses mostly in place: managers ready to hit the ground running when it’s safe

The 'no vacancy' sign has been erected outside Wexford Senior hurling and football clubs as officers have confirmed that managers are now in place ahead of the 2021 county championships.

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February 2021

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Purple and Gold Stars lasted seven years

The countdown to the announcement of the Cáirde Loch Garman club team of the year and individual award winners on Wexford GAA TV next Saturday (8pm) has revived memories of the Purple and Gold Stars scheme that ran without a break from 2002 to 2008.

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Waters vital to the cause

It hasn't been the easiest of starts for Shane Roche and his Wexford Senior football management team, but he believes the return to full fitness of the experienced Daithí Waters is crucial to their prospects for the new season.

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Support for players sought

With clubs struggling to have their voices heard, Wexford Senior hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald is pleading to have their grounds re-opened just to offer people 'hope', while also calling on the GAA to offer more support to its players.

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Deadly dozen!

The two Cáirde Loch Garman club teams of the year will be selected from nominees of 75 players apiece - but this week we can exclusively reveal the deadly dozen in with an additional chance of winning one of the four prestigious individual accolades.

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Club hurling team of the year - the shortlist in full

We cast an eye over the football club team of the year nominees last week, and now it's time for the 75 names on the hurling shortlist to come under closer scrutiny.

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New Ross District annual general meeting sees tributes paid to P.J.

The New Ross District, like the other three in the county, was forced to hold its annual general meeting remotely this year, and there was a sizeable attendance logged in to Microsoft Teams last Thursday evening.

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Naomh Eanna stunned by sudden death

Naomh Eanna GAA Club in Gorey is in mourning after the sudden death of its Chairman, Nicky Stafford, on Sunday morning.

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Davy defiant on captains

The GAA is set to prohibit the practice of joint captains accepting cups together in official presentations after finals.

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Seventy-five seek club football team of year place

Well, have you picked your club football team of the year yet? With 75 players nominated there's a lot of factors to consider, so here's some pointers as we run through the complete list of candidates.

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Partners in sport: People Newspapers backing GAA

The People Newspaper Group's sponsorship of Coiste na nOg Loch Garman has been extended by another three years.

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Joe's good Fortune!

Ambitious hurling coach Joe Fortune has linked up with his home county for the first time.

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Casey to seek goalie's place

Oylegate-Glenbrien attacker Seamus Casey will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of one of the game's finest netminders when he joins up with the Wexford Senior hurling squad for pre-season training.

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January 2021

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The difference between 'good' and 'great'

What are the qualities that elevate 'good' to 'great' when it comes to assessing players, teams and clubs in the wonderful world of sport?

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Malone has more in the tank

Brian Malone believes he still has much to offer Wexford football. Having confirmed that he intends to play on, the long-serving Shelmaliers defender will set out on a remarkable sixteenth season with the county, having already accumulated a record number of 169 games.

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Clubs to vote on format

Delegates to the first County Board meeting of 2021 will vote on the proposed format for the county Senior championships from the comfort of their own homes tonight (Tuesday).

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Happy birthday as Dan hits 90 mark!

How many of our readers recognised the dashing young bus driver in the photograph with this article before reading this piece?

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North Wexford loses two more GAA stalwarts

The North Wexford GAA community lost two highly-respected businessmen and supporters over the past week with the deaths of Tom Doyle and Paddy Conroy.

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Roche rues uncertainty

Amid the uncertainty surrounding the shape of the inter-county season, spare a thought for new Wexford Senior football manager, Shane Roche, about to start out on his first full season in charge.