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I know I taught the same but its fine, I've got more top level county medals at underage and adult than any Taghmon man in history unless he transferred to another club. If I end up back in Wexford some day, I'll be back to my own club anyway and I'll get my coaching advice there from those who did it at the top level.
StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1962 - 16/02/2026 16:19:18 2656836 Link 0 |
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Im not sure this is correct. I suppose it depends on what you call recruitment. They dont give bonus points to your cao application. You have to get the required number of CAO points and meet the minimum requirements for that course to study in UL. It is a very attractive college to study in if you are an elite athlete. They have excellent facilities and coaches but you have to get in getting the same cao cao points forvyour course as everyone else. Other colleges offer up to 50 bonus points in the cao but not UL. Its popular because of its location, facilities, courses and success.
Tadhg2020 (Limerick) - Posts: 29 - 16/02/2026 17:12:27 2656850 Link 0 |
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Fairly harsh on a man doing all he can to try improve our fortunes . Whilst you are out of the country there are many still here with a possible higher hurling pedigree than the above said man but dont give much or anything to the game after they retire. Whilst he loves and breathes it . Loads lads out there will say sure I ve forgotten more than those coaches will ever know . Still theres No point in them keeping it a secret go out and spread the word rather than be a negative . Formertownie (Wexford) - Posts: 538 - 16/02/2026 18:22:08 2656863 Link 2 |
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Our most successful player in history won 3 AI Senior hurling winners medals after playing in 5 AI Senior hurling finals, a National League winners medal, Railway Cup and Oireachtas Cup winners medals, 3 club Senior Football winners medals, and Junior Football and Hurling winners medals when there was only Junior and Senior. All while he was playing with our club. His name was Jim Morrissey. You must have some collection of medals. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18383 - 16/02/2026 20:42:18 2656899 Link 0 |
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Its an impressive place, although not always well run financially. Wasted taxpayers money on maintaining unused accommodation for the college president for many years before selling the property for a loss I think, and massively overspent on 30 new build student houses in Rhebogue, which cost more than double what the recommended cost of new build student accommodation should cost per bed, as laid out in the 2019 National Student Accommodation Strategy. The following are there on hurling scholarships currently- Colin Coughlan, Mark Fitzgerald, Adam English, Adam Screeney, Cathal O Neill, Darragh McCarthy, Jack Leahy, Killian Doyle, Jack O Neill, Oisin O Donoghue, Darach Fahy, Aidan O Connor, Sean Rynne, John Conneally, Diarmuid Stritch. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18383 - 16/02/2026 20:58:15 2656903 Link 0 |
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Lads on Football scholarships there- Brian McNamara, Frank Irwin, Cathal Brosnan, Jack McCabe, Tommy Walsh, Daniel Kirby, Darragh Beirne, Sean Morahan, Cian McHale. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18383 - 16/02/2026 21:50:17 2656916 Link 0 |
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You don't need to have done it all as a player to be a great coach. Equally doing it all as a player doesn't make you a great coach. There are thousands of examples of this. We've also had some incredible players from non traditional clubs.
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4240 - 16/02/2026 22:31:47 2656919 Link 2 |
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Agree its harsh, but in his defence he didn't start it as I thought the original comment was unfair. The man is in his 20's and was playing, he was hardly expected to be coaching as well and if he chooses to live in Australia or wherever now that is his choice. If you were only allowed care if you lived somewhere then by that logic County Boards shouldn't be going to the US doing fundraisers. That's not how it is. The further away you move, the more people care you'll find because a successful Wexford team is their 1 link to their roots. I love when Dublin hurlers have a good year because its my only chance to catch up with people I otherwise wouldn't see. The nub of your post is right that there is loads who were good hurlers and who are now hurlers on the ditch or who don't make time for their own children and commit an hour or two a week. I'm not saying every team should have 20 people coaching but I think way too many parents pretend to be too busy or come up with excuse after excuse. I myself was only an OK hurler in an unfashionable county in Dublin in the 80's and 90's and spend a lot of time on the road with work. I always make sure the days I'm local on the days I coach with my son's team and if I have an hour to spare when my other son training I'll go up and help out fetching balls, etc while having a puck around with my other son if he's there. But as I'm not directly involved I tend to stay stumm and leave it to those over the team. Everybody can help and when everybody helps out then its not a big job for a handful of people. ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1561 - 17/02/2026 09:45:43 2656949 Link 0 |
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You are right. But all colleges also have scholarships, can make commitments re on-campus accommodation, can sell on the basis that "you'll play with top hurlers from other counties", high performance, etc, etc. Its really about who sells it best. ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1561 - 17/02/2026 09:47:55 2656951 Link 0 |
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Fairly sneery and uncalled for, even if there was a bit of a spat going on between you and that other poster. I see he's replied in a very fitting way anyway. All I'll say is that given the undoubted wisdom you espouse from afar, I sincerely hope you do indeed return to Wexford some day, to share said wisdom and put it into practice yourself in both admin & coaching circles, for the betterment of us all. Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 3340 - 17/02/2026 10:21:37 2656962 Link 0 |
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Chin and Donohoe in contention to start per the paper ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 884 - 17/02/2026 10:26:32 2656963 Link 0 |
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And clubs that were traditional hurling clubs back in the day arent considered so nowadays. Adamstown and Geraldine's spring to mind straight away, both supplied alot of Wexford Senior hurlers back then. In my time while most of the teams were made up of hurlers from traditionally successful clubs some of the best hurlers on Wexford teams came from non traditional clubs also. Damien Fitzhenry and Matthew O'Hanlon spring to mind. Cathal Dunbar was a far more exciting player to watch when he was underage and playing for Ballygarrett than he was when he moved to a Senior club subsequently. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18383 - 17/02/2026 10:55:22 2656969 Link 0 |
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I didnt realise that UL published the list like that. Its 14 out of 140 scholarships awarded. I would imagine that all the bigger colleges award a similar amount but I cant find a similar list published. Anyway my point is that UL dont do anything different to other colleges. In fact they offer less incentive. You must get the required cao points for your course and meet the minimum requirements the same as everyone else. Only then are you considered for a place and thus a scholarship. I know that DCU, MICL, NUIG, Tus Midwest to name just 4 offer up to 50 bonus cao points for elite athletes. Tadhg2020 (Limerick) - Posts: 29 - 17/02/2026 11:41:23 2656978 Link 0 |
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Fair play to UL, Be unhealthy trend if third level was to start to move in too much of the same direction as other countries. There has to be proper academic standards otherwise it is a nonsense,
BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 4024 - 17/02/2026 12:23:37 2656983 Link 0 |
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Dissapointing to hear Murphy likely gone for rest of the league. What team would lads go for on Saturday. I would go with the below Fanning Donohoe C Foley ( Would Like to see him further out the field but I think we are tight on options in the full back line) Carley Lawlor D Reck Wickham Hearne David Codd Chin Darren Codd Jack Redmond K Foley (Roaming around Midfield) Tucker Simon Roche Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 875 - 17/02/2026 12:40:25 2656985 Link 0 |
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Absolutely, I never suspected it was any different.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18383 - 17/02/2026 12:52:22 2656986 Link 0 |
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On the wider point about county representation on fitzgibbon squads its probably unfair to single 2026 out. If one examines the make up of squads there is a clear geographical trend . Galway panels are predominantly galway, UCC is predominantly cork. Setu Waterford is significantly Waterford etc. UL and limerick colleges do buck the trend as do the Dublin Universities but if you look at limerick the majority are from Limerick Tipp and Clare so again geographically based. By my count there are 24 wexford players listed on squads for 2026 competition. That is low. Its well behind the big 3, limerick, Galway, Clare and just behind Waterford and Dublin. However that may be distorted by the fact that Setu Carlow isnt in the competition this season. Tadhg2020 (Limerick) - Posts: 29 - 17/02/2026 13:07:09 2656990 Link 0 |