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Irish Independent
6 days ago
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Wexford FC Women come from behind to defeat Shamrock Rovers
The Slaneysiders came into the game on a high after reaching the All-Island final seven days earlier and while the league title is realistically out of reach, the chance to take a top three finish kept the momentum rolling against the Tallaght side. With Freya De Mange out injured and Becky Cassin returning, Wexford reverted to a more familiar system but did interestingly drop Kylie Murphy deeper, while giving Ellen Molloy the role at the top of the formation. There's not a defence in the country that would prefer to see Molloy in that position rather than deeper and the reason why was obvious, with the Kilkenny native dragging and pulling the two centre-backs all over the place with her elusiveness on the ball, when given decent supply. However, Wexford had the first problem in the fifth minute when Anna Butler got to the byline and crossed to the six-yard box. A rare spill by Maria O'Sullivan saw the ball squirm towards the goal-line but Lauren Dwyer, making her 200th appearance for the club, hooked the ball off the line. Molloy, in her advanced position, took control of the ball near the edge of the area, drove at the Rovers defence and unleashed a powerful strike that Summer Lawless was able to get behind and hold. In the ninth minute Leah McGrath got away on the right-hand side and crossed to the middle where Molloy flicked towards an unmarked Ciara Rossiter. The left-winger controlled and let fly but her effort whizzed past the far post. Molloy continued to cause problems and off-loaded for Aoife Kelly to fire an effort on target as the hosts looked for the breakthrough. After a quiet few minutes, Molloy had another chance, this time forcing Lawless into an excellent save when lashing Rossiter's cross on target. The game continued to settle into a pattern of midfield probing, that was until Shamrock Rovers took the lead when a sliced shot by Jaime Thompson fell at the feet of Ella Kelly at the back post and she fired to the net from an acute angle. Having done very little to deserve a lead in the opening half-hour, Rovers were lifted by the opening goal and went close to a second when Emily Corbet fired in a shot that Maria O'Sullivan parried to safety. The Wexford 'keeper saved from Kelly from the edge of the area in the 37th minute, while Claire O'Reilly flashed over the crossbar from Anna Butler's cross from the right. Scarlett Herron tested O'Sullivan at the end of the half as the interval whistle came at the right time for the hosts. Wexford emerged from the interval with a positive attitude and Cassin sent an effort just wide within two minutes of the restart. Aoife Kelly should have done better when Wicklow native Cassin played her in moments later, but her shot was blocked by Lawless. From the resulting corner Lawless punched towards her own goal but the ball was cleared off the line. Ciara Rossiter sent a left-footed effort that had the visiting 'keeper scrambling as Wexford's intensity continued to trouble Rovers. A Kylie Murphy header from Cassin's corner was deflected over in the 56th minute, but things had settled until Ellen Molloy's ball across the box fell to Becky Cassin on the edge of the area and the midfielder curled a lovely finish into the roof of the net. Wexford went in front in the 72nd minute when a back header in the Rovers defence only picked out Aoife Kelly lurking inside. The Carlow native slotted a composed finish past Lawless with the visitors erroneously looking around for a flag. After a sloppy second-half, the Rovers response was meek. Indeed, Wexford could have added a third in the 89th minute when Molloy cut back inside the box but was unable to beat Lawless with a weak finish. Wexford are back in league action on Saturday when they make the trip to Greenogue to face Peamount United. Then, after a week's break, they will return to Ferrycarrig Park to play their final fixture against Treaty before the All-Island Cup final against Bohemians. Wexford FC: Maria O'Sullivan; Aisling Roche, Lauren Dwyer, Della Doherty, Orlaith Conlon; Becky Cassin; Leah McGrath, Kylie Murphy (capt.), Aoife Kelly, Ciara Rossiter; Ellen Molloy. Subs. - Charlotte Cromack for McGrath (62), Ciara Maher for Roche, inj. (69), Millie Daly for Rossiter (90+1), also Lauren Kelly, Eimear Roche, Jenny Ryan, Niamh Tyrrell, Róisín Joyce. Shamrock Rovers: Summer Lawless, Fiona Owens, Scarlett Herron, Maria Reynolds, Emily Corbet, Ella Kelly, Áine O'Gorman, Anna Butler, Aoife Brophy, Jaime Thompson, Claire O'Reilly. Subs. - Delia Cowper-Gray for Butler (81), also Laura Fanning, Aimee Neal, Mia Dodd, Melissa O'Kane, Keelin Comiskey, Hannah Martin, Taylor White, Ciara Whyte.
Irish Independent
01-07-2025
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- Irish Independent
Wexford Under-23 camogie team defeated by Dublin in first-ever All-Ireland final of new grade
Wexford People Today at 06:30 DUBLIN FRANKED the form of the round-robin stages with a five-point win as they took the inaugural All-Ireland Under-23 camogie 'B' championship title in Chadwicks Wexford Park on Saturday. The Slaneysiders came into the game as underdogs after losing the group clash on home soil and were unable to make a step forward as Dublin controlled large parts of this contest, playing the better camogie while boasting the greater scoring threat.
Irish Independent
16-06-2025
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- Irish Independent
Wexford football manager John Hegarty mulling over future after his side exit Tailteann Cup race
The Wexford footballers didn't end the campaign as they would have liked as they suffered a 4-21 to 2-19 defeat to hosts Limerick in their Tailteann Cup quarter-final in TUS Gaelic Grounds on Sunday, but the silver lining on that dark cloud is that the Slaneysiders will be playing in the Allianz League Division 3 next season.
RTÉ News
17-05-2025
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- RTÉ News
Lee Chin's last gasp goal helps Wexford survive Offaly scare
An injury-time Conor McDonald point and Lee Chin goal saw Wexford survive a major fright from Offaly in Saturday's Leinster Senior hurling championship showdown at sun-drenched Chadwicks Wexford Park. The Slaneysiders struggled for long stages, and they actually didn't hit the front until substitute McDonald shot over from the left wing two minutes into added-time, while a minute later Chin flashed to the net from a Conor Hearne clearance. That salvaged a second victory of the campaign for Wexford, and most importantly it rids them of any relegation worries, while maintaining their slim hopes of qualification. Reigning Joe McDonagh Cup champions Offaly, meanwhile, after an heroic effort in seeking their first championship success over Wexford since 2012 are facing a straight shoot-out with Antrim in Tullamore next Sunday to determine who suffers the drop from the Liam MacCarthy Cup. Offaly availed of first assistance of the strong to bank a confidence enriching 1-2 to no-score deposit inside seven minutes. Dan Ravenhill and Brian Duignan each posted frees before, just after Offaly 'keeper Mark Troy had denied Rory O'Connor, a long puck-out found Duignan to rattle the net at the opposite end. But, after an exchange of points, slow-starting Wexford were lifted when Seamus Casey slipped in Kevin Foley to shave the gap to 1-3 to 1-1 with an eleventh minute major. However, it remained a rather deflating effort from the home-side while Offaly managed to largely make the most of what came their way. Indeed, a quick-fire brace of points from Killian Sampson helped embolden Johnny Kelly's charges as they stretched 1-7 to 1-2 clear after 25 minutes with Wexford struggling to stitch anything meaningful together. Wexford were trying various arrangements at the back to curb the opposition as the purple and gold were robbed of the considerable defensive presence of Liam Ryan owing to a hamstring injury sustained in defeat to Galway. The hosts did manage to cut the deficit to 1-9 to 1-5 before Cathal Dunbar utilised some fine trickery to burst through a forest of Offaly bodies and force Ben Conneely into an evasive challenge as Dunbar loomed large on goal. That was at the expense of a '65 pointed by Chin, before Offaly defender Ross Ravenhill responded to give the Midlanders a merited 1-10 to 1-6 interval advantage. Despite remaining quite patchy, Wexford grabbed six of the first eight points of the second-half to level matters for the first-time after 52 minutes (1-12 apiece). Cian Byrne (two), Hearne, Chin (free), Cian Molloy and Jack O'Connor all found the range to lift locals amongst the 3,722 attendance as they reacted to early Offaly scores after the resumption from Daniel Bourke and defender Donal Shirley. Three Duignan frees helped Offaly edge back in front 1-15 to 1-13 before Wexford sought to inject real threat into their faltering forward division when springing McDonald in place of Seamus Casey in the 60th minute. Dunbar and Rory O'Connor both added points, the latter from distance despite a late hit, to restore parity for a third time after 64 minutes (1-15 apiece). But after a further exchange of scores, McDonald snatched Wexford's first lead with a point two minutes into stoppage time, before Chin profited from a break off a Hearne clearance to stitch the net and complete a battling home success. Wexford: Mark Fanning; Eoin Ryan, Simon Donohoe, Conor Foley; Cian Molloy (0-1), Damien Reck, Darragh Carley; Conor Hearne (0-1), Cathal Dunbar (0-1); Jack O'Connor (0-1), Kevin Foley (1-1), Rory O'Connor (0-1); Cian Byrne (0-2), Lee Chin (1-8, 0-6 frees, 0-1 '65), Seamus Casey. Subs: Conor McDonald (0-1) for Casey (60), Mikey Dwyer for Byrne (66), Simon Roche for J. O'Connor (70+4). Offaly: Mark Troy; Ben Conneely, Ciarán Burke, Cathal King; Ross Ravenhill (0-1), Donal Shirley (0-1), Sam Bourke; Colin Spain, Killian Sampson (0-2); Oisín Kelly, Brian Duignan (1-9, 0-9 frees), Daniel Bourke (0-1); Jason Sampson, Dan Ravenhill (0-3, 2 frees), Charlie Mitchell.
Irish Independent
02-05-2025
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- Irish Independent
Wexford footballers welcome back key players for Tailteann Cup campaign
A number of key players will return to the fold for the Wexford footballers as they get their Tailteann Cup campaign under way with a home game against Longford on Saturday, May 10 at 6.30 p.m. The Slaneysiders comfortably beat Mike Solan's side by 2-18 to 1-10 in Glennon Brothers Pearse Park in March to make it seven wins from seven in the league, and they will be confident of repeating the trick with the likes of Martin O'Connor, Eoghan Nolan, Shane Pettit and Jack Higgins having recovered from injury.
