The Wexford Hurling Podcast

The weekend started brightly on Friday evening with a 1st Leinster title for the Camogie team in 10 years, but we were brought down to earth on Saturday with a heavy defeat for the Minors and disappointing defeat for the Seniors. We were joined by Camogie star Laura Dempsey, followed by renowned hurling coach and proud Enniscorthy man Joe Fortune to chat about the Senior. - Trophies - Banquets - Belief - Great men in the dressing room - Commitment

Our minors and u20s gave us a much needed lift over the weekend, racking up redeeming wins over Kilkenny and Laois respectively. We look back at both games, take a look ahead to their Leinster Semi Finals, and the important Senior fixture vs Dublin on Saturday. We were joined by Faythe Harriers legend Richie Kehoe to discuss. - Long Ball is back - Work Rate - Under the stand scores - Big men - Man marking

Davy Redmond and Diarmuid Lyng join us on the podcast this week to chat about the aftermath of Wexford's defeat to Kilkenny and where we go from here. - Not the true Wexford on show - Time to step up - Big wins for u20s & Minors - Hurler of the week

A young Wexford team got over a tricky assignment in difficult conditions in Newbridge, now a very familiar foe awaits in Kilkenny. Victory would put us in a brilliant position, while a loss puts us up against it. We were joined by 1989 All Star full back Eamon Cleary and the always brilliant Ed Rowsome. - Sand Castles - A win is a win - Young Guns - Backlash from the Cats - Underage - Hurler of the week With thanks to the Enniscorthy Credit Union

Wexford begin their Leinster Hurling Championship this weekend in Newbridge v Kildare. We catch up with Skippy Ruth and Ronan Fagan to discuss: - Improved u20s hard fought draw v Cats - Big win incoming? - Team Selection & Player Fitness - Free‑Taking Duties - Predictions - Hurler of the Week With thanks to the Enniscorthy Credit Union

Wexford close out their Division 1B league campaign with a strong win over Kildare—but the real test is just around the corner. We’re joined by Adrian Fenlon and Des Mythen to break down the league as a whole, the standout performers, and what we’ve learned heading into Championship. Jack Redmond’s stunning 3-3, emerging X-Factors, and the impact of the Portugal training camp all come under the microscope. With Kildare waiting again in Newbridge in just a few weeks, we ask the big question: how much can we really take from this result?

We're joined by an old friend of the pod, Clare's All Ireland winning sharpshooter, Colin Ryan as it looks like Wexford will have to settle for another year in Division 1B of the hurling league after a bit of a lacklustre performance and result as we were beaten 1-20 to 26 points by Clare in Ennis at the Weekend.

After a draw with 13 man Dublin in Croke Park, Wexford maintained their unbeaten start to the league this year . Albeit frustrating, it was a game that had everything, and really excites things for when we play the Dubs in May. It also puts us in a good position to achieve promotion and reach a league final, with a trip to Ennis in a couple of weeks to look forward to. We were joined by Rory Jacob to break it down.

Wexford made it 3 from 3 with a hard fought victory over our neighbors Carlow. We are developing a bit of momentum after the wins and a little bit of confidence is building, even with a couple of tough away tests to come. We were joined by journalist Ronan Fagan and Davidstown Courtnacuddy's Leinster Junior winning manager, MJ Reck.

Wexford made the long trip up to Down, fended off a 2nd half comeback and returned with the 2 valuable points to make it 2 wins from 2 before taking on Carlow in R3 in Wexford Park at the weekend.

We had the honour and privilege of chatting with one of Wexford finest ever hurlers - the Great Tony Doran! Tony's Wexford career spanned 3 decades and he captain the team in each of them, while he also collected the clean sweep of medals winning minor, u21, senior and Masters All Irelands with Wexford along with the famous 1989 Club All Ireland with Buffers Alley with whom he hurled for, for over 30 years. Tony talks us through his career, the high's, the lows and the many many goals.

Wexford get their Division 1B Hurling League underway at the weekend in Chadwicks Wexford Park vs Davy Fitzgeralds Antrim. We're joined by St Martins coach Willie Cleary to preview the game, the league and Wexford's year ahead as Keith Rossiter faces a challenge of uncovering the next generation of talent as a number of our stars will be unavailable for the year. We also chat to Willie about the hugely successful year St Martins had and the disappointment of getting beaten in the All Ireland semi final vs the eventual champions Ballygunner.

St Martins and Davidstown Courtnacuddy both claimed Leinster glory over the weekend, making it an incredible weekend for Wexford hurling. We have won 2/3 of the provincial titles on offer. We were joined for a chat by man of the match in the Senior Final Jack O'Connor and man of the match in the Junior Final David Dunne, along with Wexford legend Declan Ruth to look back at the games.

After disposing of Naas in Wexford Park, St Martins take on the big dog in the yard, Ballyhale Shamrocks, while Davidstown Courtnacuddy head to Kildare to take on Clane after defeating Barrow Rangers in Castlecomer. Both look to make history by taking home a Leinster Championship for the first time this weekend. We were joined by Wexford Senior Hurling Manager Keith Rossiter to look at their campaigns, and get a little insight into how preparation is going for Wexford.

St Martins dethroned the All Ireland Club champions Na Fianna in an epic battle in Chadwicks Wexford Park on Sunday to progress to the Leinster Club Senior Hurling 1/2 final where they will take on Naas while Davidstown also progress to the Junior semi final to take on Barrow Rangers. We're joined for a chat by the brilliant Billy Byrne - Player burnout - Let it flow - St Martins physicality - Hurler of the Week - Australian training camps

The biggest weekend of the Wexford Club Calendar has just passed and it provided us with plenty of excitement. St Martins won back to back titles for the 1st time in their history after a tough victory over Rathnure, while Fethard returned to the Senior ranks after an upset win over Cloughbawn. We caught up with Dylan Whelan of Fethard and Barry O'Connor of St Martins to check in on their respective celebrations, while Richie Kehoe provided us with some much needed balance.

It's county final week and we have two clubs in St Martins and Rathnure who have both 100% records in the championship this year while they are also both reigning county champions with St Martins looking to make history by winning it twice in a row for the first time, while Rathnure will aim to achieve the unlikely feat of winning the Intermediate and Senior Titles back to back. We are joined by the Great Jimmy Holohan from Rathnure and Barry Lambert from St Martins to look back at the semi finals and look ahead to this mouthwatering final.

We're joined by the Glynn Barntown manager Paul Carley and St Annes manager Davy Redmond to discuss the Wexford Hurling quarter finals and preview the semi finals.

We're joined by Richie Kehoe and Ed Rowsome to preview the 4 senior hurling quarter finals - Ferns v Faythe Harriers, Oulart v St Martins, Rathnure v Glynn Barntown and Naomh Eanna v St Annes as well as the relegation final between neighbours Oylegate and Crossabeg. We also have our BHA Construction Hurler of the Week and a bit of talk of statues, saw doctors and Dublin Junior H hurling too.

Wexford closed their season with a bittersweet win over Kilkenny and we have a really insightful and honest chat with Wexford selector Des Mythen on how the year went.

Wexford overcome Offaly in a sun drenched Chadwicks Wexford Park but it's ultimately not enough as we exit the championship. We chat with Offaly legend Michael Duignan and Wexford legend, Larry Murphy about the game, the structures and a few trips down memory lane.

Wexford didn't produce the performance we needed, which leaves us in a tough position. We got some relief with the minor's victory vs Laois, but overall we are left licking our wounds. With Cyril Farrell and Martin Storey.

We try dissect a disappointing weekend of underage action, and then look ahead to the Senior team's trip to Salthill for a crucial clash with Galway. We were joined by Richie Kehoe to discuss.

Wexford were beaten by Dublin in an enthralling contest on Saturday evening. It's now imperative we get a result in Galway on 10th May. We were joined by former Dublin and Tipperary Hurler Ryan O'Dwyer and the Legendary Larry O'Gorman to discuss.

Wexford's road to the Leinster Final - Step 1, beat Antrim in Chadwicks Wexford Park in Round 1 ✅ Wexford ran out 2-24 - 0-19 winners for our first win in Round 1 of the round robin since 2018 v Dublin in Parnell Park. They are up next. We're joined by Antrim's Conor McCann and our own JJ Doyle. With thanks to the Enniscorthy Credit Union

Wexford begin their 2025 Leinster Hurling campaign this weekend as we welcome Antrim to Chadwicks Wexford Park. We're joined by Doc O'Connor and Ed Rowsome to discuss Wexford's championship prospects as we start to dream of Leinster success!

We are joined by Wexford selector Jason Ryan this week to chat about the recent league campaign, signing off in positive style beating Limerick on their home turf, despite hitting 21 wides. Performances are improving, bodies are recovering and the countdown to championship begins. Jason talks to us about his role within the camp, his continuous journey of learning and the differences between intercounty setups from now and 15 years ago.

Wasteful Wexford were frustratingly defeated by Galway in a game they probably should have won. We now have one foot in Division 1B. We were joined Wexford All Star Larry Murphy and Galway All Star Liam Hodgins.

Wexford have got their campaign up and running with a great win over All Ireland Champions Clare down in Ennis. We were joined by former Wexford goalkeeping coach and former Clare goalkeeper Noel Considine for the chat.

Wexford slumped to a 3rd defeat in a row and the 1st half performance vs Kilkenny was particularly worrying. We're all trying to be patient with the young crop coming through. The legendary Ursula Jacob and 8 time All Ireland winner with Kilkenny Taggy Fogarty joined the pod this week to calm us all down.

Wexford improve but still go down to Tipp and everyone is predicting relegation. A huge performance is required against Kilkenny in Wexford Park on Saturday. We were joined By Tipperary All Star and All Ireland winner Shane McGrath, and the cultured Ed Rowsome, with a few trips down memory lane also.

From the famous Quigley family, Eoin burst on the scene in 2004 in Wexford's dramatic victory over Kilkenny in the Leinster Semi Final. We chat about his career with Wexford, his time in Cork and Wexford's disappointing start to this year's league.

The man you'd go to war with. Matthew O'Hanlon will go down as one of our greatest ever defenders and greatest ever captains. His emergence coincided with a turn in fortunes for both club and county, and his role in both cannot be understated. Currently in Australia, Matt gave us the time to talk through his career and how he came to the decision to finish after 14 seasons in Purple and Gold.

Both St Martins and Rathnure won at the weekend to give us a perfect start in the club Leinster campaigns, while Askamore became Junior B Champions. Firstly we are joined by Askamore legend Martin Hayden to look back on their historic win, then Edmond Rowsome jumps in to look at the 3 clubs we have competing in Leinster.

We're joined on the podcast by Rathnure selector Dermot Flynn for a chat about their Intermediate County Final success against a spirited St James' while we also catch up with Garry Laffan for a review of that Final, Duffry Rovers Junior win and a look ahead to the Leinster campaigns that await our County Champions!

St Martins triumphed over St Annes in a captivating affair on Sunday to win their 5th Senior Title, while Liam Mellows won their first hurling title in 57 years after a brilliant game vs Monagear Boolavogue. We were joined by man of the match from the Senior final Rory O'Connor, scorer of the winning point from the Intermediate A final Brendan Halpin, and Wexford Senior Hurling manager Keith Rossiter to provide some much needed balance.

St Annes take on St Martins in the 2024 Wexford Senior Hurling Final and we are joined by Garry Laffan and Richie Kehoe to look back over the semi-finals and look ahead to the mouthwatering final!

The Wexford club hurling semi-finals are approaching (at least most of them are) so we catch up with Oularts Des Mythen to chat about the quarter-finals, the teams in form and look ahead to the semi-finals. There are a few controversies to talk about too!

The brilliant Hurling for Cancer takes place on Monday, 12th of August in Netwatch Dr Cullen Park in Carlow at 7 pm and we are joined by one of the main organisers James Dowling and the greatest hurling manager of all time, Liam Griffin for a fun build up to the game!

This week on The Wexford Hurling Podcast, Ben and Garry sit down with former Wexford and Oulart star Rory Jacob to discuss the Wexford v Clare All Ireland 1/4 final. We talk: - Mícheál O'Muircheartaigh magic - Impact of the red card - O'Donnell's goal - Extra steps for holding? - Matchups - Where is Wexford hurling? - Hurler of the Week

We're joined this week on The Wexford Hurling Podcast by Wexford All Ireland winner and All-Star Larry Murphy to discuss: - 12-point win v Laois in prelim quarter-final - Fixture controversy as quarter-final clashes with Feile - Do or Die vs Clare - Likely matchups

Wexford go to Portlaoise Saturday evening for a Preliminary Quarter Final. We're clear favourites but cannot be in anyway complacent. We have been punished before at the hands of Joe Fortune, former Westmeath manager. We talk championship structures, underage development, mindset and of course a look ahead to our game vs Laois with Joe, a proud Enniscorthy man.

A defeat by the minimum means the Leinster Final has eluded us again. They gave everything but it wasn't to be, but we're still in it with a preliminary quarter final to come. It was a game that was there for the taking but ran away from us in the third quarter. We were joined by former sparring partners to discuss, former Wexford Hurler Malachy Travers and former Kilkenny Hurler Eddie Brennan,

Wexford performed superbly in defeating Carlow. This sets up a huge final game in the Leinster Round Robin in Nowlan Park vs Kilkenny. A win puts us into a Leinster Final. The minor team lost to Dublin and will now face Cork in a preliminary QF on Saturday. We were joined by Declan Ruth and Ed Rowsome to discuss.

There was a busy week of action for our underage teams as the u20s finished up with a defeat to Dublin, while the minor team advanced to a semi final after taking care of Offaly and look ahead to another trip to Parnell Park. The Senior team face Carlow on Sunday in a must win and the task all of a sudden looks much more difficult after seeing them take a point from Kilkenny. We discuss with Willie Cleary and Colm O'Byrne.

Following a disappointing result vs Antrim, Wexford's backs were against the wall. When it was needed they delivered an outstanding performance in Wexford Park on Saturday to get our first championship victory against Galway since 1996. We discuss the game and look ahead with promise to our next two games, with Wexford legend Billy Byrne and legendary Galway manager Cyril Farrell.

Wexford suffered a damaging defeat to Antrim on Saturday, losing a lead in the closing stages again. We try to analyze what went wrong and where we can go from here. We were joined by our legendary captain Martin Storey and the Antrim great Sambo McNaughton.

Wexford were cruelly denied on Sunday after 2 late goals salvaged a point for Dublin. We look to where Wexford did well to get into the winning position, and what we could have done differently to close the deal, and a look ahead to Antrim on Saturday. We were joined by former Wexford hurler Tomas Waters and former Dublin hurler Ryan O'Dwyer.

The wait is finally over, Wexford play Dublin in round 1 of the Leinster Championship this Sunday. What better way to look forward to it than to chat with 2 men who have gone the whole way. A very enjoyable chat with Leinster Final Man of the Match from 1996 Larry Murphy and Hurler of the Year from 1996 Larry O'Gorman

Keith Rossiter has been one of Wexford's greatest ever players, now we hope he will become one of Wexford's greatest ever managers. A solid first league campaign has brought optimism to the county, but now the real business is about to begin. We spoke with Keith about his experiences so far in management, we have a look ahead to the Championship, and much more.