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Disciplinary amendments approved
The one yellow card and you are off motion was passed at the GAA’s Special Congress but the move to change the U21 championship to U20 was rejected.

Leinster thumbs up for Galway and Antrim
Galway and Antrim will compete in the Leinster SHC for the next three years after the change received a huge backing at the Special Congress in Croke Park.

Leinster Council to give counties fair hearing
Leinster Council chiefs have intimated that they will help, as best they can, counties whose club championships are set to run right up until the commencement of the provincial club competition.

Banville strike sees Horeswood into quarters
A superbly taken goal by county senior star PJ Banville proved the difference as Horeswood took their place in the last eight of the WFC Oil Senior Football Championship last Saturday at Wexford Park.


Martin’s want explanation over Buffer’s Alley reinstatement
Members of the St Martin’s Under 21 panel have demanded an explanation as to why Buffer’s Alley have been reinstated into this year’s Wexford Under 21 hurling Premier championship.

GAA set to hold managerial meetings
The GAA is to hold meetings in all four provinces with intercounty managers ahead of the commencement of the new 2008/09 hurling and football seasons.

Shelmalier Club notes
The seniors had a great victory over Duffry Rovers in Bellefield on Sunday afternoon on a scoreline 0-18 to

All-Stars mean nothing to Meyler
Wexford manager John Meyler doesn’t attach much importance to the All-Star awards, insisting that he is only concerned with trying to improve his team and make them into All-Ireland contenders.

Volunteers Club Notes
The Junior footballers maintained their interest in this years championship, overcoming Cloughbawn on a 1-13 to 1-07 scoreline in Patricks Park last Saturday

Buffer’s Alley win appeal
Buffer’s Alley have been reinstated to the Wexford under 21 hurling championship following a successful appeal to Leinster Council.

Late Paddy Kehoe had long ties with the GAA
The late Paddy Kehoe, the man from 1 Sean Browne Crescent and formerly of Moran Park will be sadly missed by his friends in Enniscorthy following his death in Wexford General Hospital on Thursday of last week.

Great Gael Seanie Murphy will be missed by all ages in Ferns
Seanie ’Clicker’ Murphy died recently aged 74 after a short illness having given a lifetime of service to the GAA both as a footballer and hurler and in pioneering under-age coaching in the local St. Aidan’s club.

Duffry lose out agonisingly on points difference
St Martins made it safely to the quarter-finals of the Wexford senior hurling championship thanks to a six points victory over Duffry Rovers in an enjoyable game played in Wexford Park on Saturday afternoon last.

Wexford guards miss their Wicklow colleagues
Little did the Garda bosses in Phoenix Park realise when recently revamping the divisional areas within the force that their actions would have a detrimental affect for some teams in the Garda football championship but so it seemed recently when Wexford had difficulty in providing a full compliment of players for the Leinster championship fixture against Carlow-Kildare.

Plenty of intermediate football drama last weekend
Usually championship action involves the result of a particular game with the winner advancing to the next round and so on, but last weekend’s series of game in the Intermediate Football Championship was always going to have tremendous drama and a hectic finish ensured.

Ryan appointed Leinster football selector
Wexford supremo Jason Ryan has been appointed to the Leinster football backroom team for next month’s Inter-provincial series.

Jimmy Woods football Tournament
Naomh Eanna GAA Club will hold its annual U-8 Football tournament, sponsored by the Woods family for the second year running on Saturday the 4th of October in Pairc Eanna in Clonnatin, Gorey.

Galway anger at Wexford rejection
Galway hurling board secretary John Fahy has accused Wexford and Dublin of showing parochialism after they both rejected plans to include Galway and Antrim in next year’s Leinster championship.

Brennan critical of counties opposed to hurling changes
Nickey Brennan has lashed out at counties who are opposed to the HDC proposals to restructure the All-Ireland hurling championship.

Tyrone top All-Star nominations list
Not surprisingly, Tyrone top the All-Star football nominations list with 10 of their All-Ireland winning side short-listed for the prestigious awards.

Forde regrets not making final
Matty Forde says he regrets the fact that Wexford didn’t make it to last Sunday’s All-Ireland football final, despite the huge strides they made this year.

Wexford say no to Galway
Wexford have become the latest county to oppose Galway and Antrim’s entry into the Leinster hurling championship.

Shelmalier Club notes
The senior hurling team qualified for the quarter-finals of the hurling championship by beating a determined Marshalstown team on Saturday last in Bellfield.

Volunteers Club Notes
It was a tremendously successful week of action on all fronts for the club, but pride of place must go to our underage footballers.

Naomh Eanna Club Notes
The U12 B hurling team lost out to G o Hanrahans in the quarter finals of the championship on Sunday morning.

Fitzhenry puts the Duffry in the right place
Damian Fitzhenry proved himself master of the placed ball with two goals to his name in helping Duffry Rovers to a 2-6 to 0-11 win over Shelmaliers in last Saturday’s senior hurling championship Group ’C’ encounter in Monamolin.

Glynn-Barntown almost get caught at the mist
Glynn-Barntown gave their chances of reaching the ’A’ quarter-finals no harm with a good win over Rapparee on Sunday last in New Ross in the county senior championship second round but despite dominating the game, the Killurin men finished the game somewhat anxiously.

Reigning champs to a demolition job on Oyle-Gate
County champions Ourlart-the-Ballagh will hardly have learned a great deal from their 4-25 to 0-5 rout of Oylegate Glenbrien in the second round county senior hurling championship game played at Monamolin on Saturday week last.

Clonee remember the late Tom Browne in style
Perhaps the game itself might not have been a classic but in winning the Wexford Ladies’ Football championship on Friday evening, the girls from Clonee did indeed pay tribute to their former life-ling clubman Tom Browne who passed away at a club fixture earlier this season.

Interpro finals taken out of Croker
The GAA have announced the dates and fixtures for the Interprovincial football and hurling championships, with the finals no longer set to take place in Croke Park.

Shelmalier Club notes
The Senior hurling team had a disappointing outing on Saturday last in Monamolin going down by the narrowest of margins to the Duffry Rovers.

Leinster mini hurling Feile a great success
Last Saturday was a record breaking day for juvenile hurling in Wicklow as seven venues throughout the county played host to 56 hurling clubs from around Leinster and the other provinces in an U13 Mini Hurling Feile.

Naomh Eanna, Gorey Club Notes
The intermediate hurlers qualified for the County Quarter finals following a 2.12 to 0.10 victory over Ballyfad on Saturday. The quarter finals are due to be played on the first weekend in October.

Volunteers Club Notes
The under 14 hurlers rapped up their year with a great trip to Youghal. They played hurling and football and afterwards went to the amusements and for food.

Ladies: D/B fall to Wexford champions
Duleek/Bellewstown were knocked out of the Leinster Junior ’A’ football championship by Bunclody in a rainy Duleek on Sunday afternoon.

Colfer not found wanting in great game
In one of the best championship matches for many years, county champions Clongeen displayed plenty of passion and determination in grasping victory from the hands of defeat when overcoming Horeswood by just one point in last Saturday evening’s Wexford Senior Football Championship tie at O’Kennedy Park, New Ross.

Martin’s unable to spring hinted surprise
For much of the first half in last Friday’s Wexford Senior Football Championship game involving Castletown and St. Martin’s it looked like a surprise might be on the cards when the Wexford District side led 1-4 to 0-3 but in the final minutes of the half the eventual winners seemed to up their performance on the way to a five-point victory.

Little sparkle in south Wexford clash
The meeting of neighbours St. Anne’s and Bannow-Ballymitty proved a considerable disappointment on Saturday evening last in the Wexford Senior Football Championship when the parties shared a sixteen-point game.

Kilanerin best in tight game
There were neither goals nor Matty Forde in Saturdays’ Wexford Senior Football Championship clash between Kilanerin and Adamstown in a game marked by tight defending and a low score.

Shels at home in senior ranks
Intermediate champions of 2007, Shelmaliers had little difficulty in their second-round Wexford Senior Football Championship second round tie against a disappointing Starlights on Saturday evening last when wining 1-13 to 0-5.

Extra goals and fitness sees Duffry win
Duffry Rovers achieved a comfortable win over Sarsfields in their second round Wexford Football Championship tie played at Bellefield on Saturday evening last having successfully ground down the opposition as half-time approached.

Tucker’s passing mourned
Enniscorthy lost a much-admired sportsman with the death unexpectedly on Tuesday of last week of Tommy Foley of Pearse Road.

Forde injury not as serious as first feared
Wexford fans will be breathing a sigh of relief with the news that their star forward Mattie Forde will be able to resume playing football in another month.

Hurls of distinction
Scullion Hurls are offering free delivery throughout Ireland on their fantastic range of hurls and accessories.

One yellow and you’re off
The GAA wants to introduce a new disciplinary system which will see players who receive a yellow card being sent to the sideline, with teams allowed to introduce a substitute in their place.
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