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Relief after a tough year as Wexford camogie side retains Senior status with comfortable win over Derry

Relief after a tough year as Wexford camogie side retains Senior status with comfortable win over Derry

Wexford People
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Wexford will be playing in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior camogie championship in 2026 after comfortably overcoming a woeful Derry in Darver on Saturday.
For the Slaneysiders it was finally a bright spot in a torrid campaign. It was nice for the players to be able to enjoy the final minutes of a game without impending doom and the bus trip home would have been a little more relaxed than usual.
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