By Dan Walsh A call has gone out to schools in Co. Wexford, and elsewhere across the country, from sprinter Phil Healy and fellow athlete, David Gillick, who have joined forces with Fyffes in a quest to find ‘Ireland’s Fittest School’. Together, the Irish Olympians have recorded a series of workouts which they say areContinue reading “Is ‘Ireland’s Fittest School’ in Wexford?”
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Every track’s a winner for Kiltealy team
By Dan Walsh Point-to-point action was located north and west this weekend and the Barry O’Neill and Colin Bowe team from Kiltealy were successful at both tracks. Today’s fixture was at Loughrea, Co. Galway where Kansas City Star in the Milestone Bloodstock Ltd colours had a clear 15 lengths to spare for O’Neill and BoweContinue reading “Every track’s a winner for Kiltealy team”
Wexford entries welcome for sport awards
By Dan Walsh The Texaco Support for Sport awards takes place again this year and is open to sports clubs across the 26-counties, irrespective of sporting discipline, size, membership, age, cultural appeal or gender – including clubs that may have made an unsuccessful application previously – the initiative sees a fund of €130,000 being setContinue reading “Wexford entries welcome for sport awards”
Rob James is rider/handler winner
By Dan Walsh Cheltenham winning rider Rob James has got off to a winning start in the 2021-’22 point-to-point season with a photo-finish success on first timer Secret She Keeps, whom he also trains at Killanne in the colours of the Matchmaker Syndicate, in the four-year-old maiden race at Castletown-Geoghegan, Co. Westmeath today. It wasContinue reading “Rob James is rider/handler winner”
HIGH FIVE for champions Barry and Colin
By Dan Walsh at Monksgrange National champions Barry O’Neill and Colin Bowe have hit the ground running sharing five winners on the first two days of the 2021-’22 point-to-point season, three of them today at their local Bree Hunt fixture at Monksgrange, Rathnure, where the rains fell and changed the going. Four runners stood theirContinue reading “HIGH FIVE for champions Barry and Colin”
There’re off at Monksgrange
By Dan Walsh The 2021-22 point-to-point season gets into its stride at Monksgrange, Rathnure, tomorrow (Sunday) for the Bree Hunt races with the first of six races off at 2pm. There are eighty-eight entries. The track has was spiked with watering during the week and the going is described as “good.” To gain access aContinue reading “There’re off at Monksgrange”
Hurling title returns to Enniscorthy after 43 years
By Dan Walsh Rapparees 6-18 St Anne’s Rathangan 1-17 They say that goals win games and Rapparees beat the St. Anne’s defence on six occasions in the Pettitts county senior hurling final at Chadwicks Wexford Park today to bring the first title to the Enniscorthy town club since 1978 – 43 years ago. Rapparees wereContinue reading “Hurling title returns to Enniscorthy after 43 years”
Good day’s racing at Wexford today
By Dan Walsh Only Jordan Gainford from Caim shared in a local success at Bettyville Park today and it came in the opening race – the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle – as Barnaculla, (14/1) scored easily by seven lengths for Kells trainer Michael Mulvany. Roger McGrath who trains at Aglish on the Waterford-Cork borderContinue reading “Good day’s racing at Wexford today”
Tributes to Wexford goalkeeper Pat Nolan
By Dan Walsh Tributes are pouring in for long-serving Wexford hurling goalkeeper, Pat Nolan, (84), who won every accolade in a sporting career spanning 20 years, who has died at his home at Ballinastraw, Glenbrien, near Enniscorthy. Pat Nolan arrived on the inter-county hurling scene at the age of 17 with the Wexford minor teamContinue reading “Tributes to Wexford goalkeeper Pat Nolan”
Training resumes at Wexford Hockey Club
By Dan Walsh Wexford Hockey Club has announced that training for the adult section resumes this Tuesday night August 24th from 7pm to 9pm in Loreto Wexford and anyone wishing to attend is asked to make contact with the Club in advance by emailing wexfordhockey@gmail.com to receive the relevant forms for completion and COVID-19 procedures. Adult trainingContinue reading “Training resumes at Wexford Hockey Club”
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