The Hurling Podcast

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.

A hugely positive league ended with a disappointing defeat to Cork. The streak is over, but we try to look at the bigger picture and what it means for the business part of the year, Championship. We were joined by the legendary Naomh Eanna man Billy Byrne to discuss.

Wexford remain undefeated and picked their first league win of the year after downing former manager Davy Fitzgerald's Waterford in Walsh Park. Young players are still impressing and coming to the fore. We were joined by former Wexford and Oulart hurler Davy Redmond and former Wexford and Waterford selector, and honorary Ferns man Pat Bennett to discuss.

Wexford overcame 2 first-half injuries to key players Kevin Foley and Lee Chin to earn a 3rd straight league draw against Clare in Wexford Park on Sunday. Ben and Garry chat to Ursula Jacob and Richie Kehoe about the game and how Keith Rossiter and Wexford are building nicely with loads of young new faces gaining great experience and performing well.

Wexford came from behind to snatch a draw against an improving Offaly side. Despite a poor start, and finishing with 13 men, they managed to claw back a deficit and almost took all the points in a very wet Wexford Park on Saturday evening. We were joined by former Offaly legend Brian Carroll and former Oulart The Ballagh and Wexford hurler Paul Roche to discuss.

A draw away to Kilkenny continues Rossiter's unbeaten beginning to his managerial campaign. With many positives to reflect on, we were joined by Ed Rowsome and David "Doc" O'Connor

Sean Flood, from the legendary hurling family in Cloughbawn, played the last 15 minutes of the All-Ireland semi-final in 1996 with a broken shin. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed talking to him.

It was a huge weekend for hurling in Wexford, with Naomh Éanna and Cloughbawn taking the biggest prizes. We chatted with Gorey legend Eoin Conroy and Cloughbawn stalwart Barry Kehoe for thoughts on their respective victories. We also spoke with Willie Cleary and Richie Kehoe to get some expert analysis.

The biggest weekend of the year is here. History could be made with some exciting match ups in both Senior and Intermediate. We were joined by former Wexford hurler and multiple time county champion Rory Jacob and legendary Ferns hurler and 2022 champion James Tonks to discuss.

We're really at the business end of the season now. The semi finals are coming this weekend and there hasn't been much time to draw breath. We caught up with current Wexford Camogie and Oulart the Ballagh manager Colin Sunderland, as well as former Wexford hurler and Faythe Harriers legend Richie Kehoe to discuss the action.

Following on from the hurling plan, Wexford GAA appointed a Director of Hurling last October. The man tasked with this position is Niall Williams and he joined us on the pod this week to discuss.

Wexford really performed last Sunday and went hell for leather in getting the result vs Kilkenny to secure our Leinster Championship status. A massively improved showing from the previous games this year. We were joined by Wexford Legend Declan Ruth and Michael Verney of the Irish Independent to discuss.

Disappointment in the u20, was followed 4 days later with one of our worst performances ever. Now we need to pick ourselves ups and produce the goods vs Kilkenny on Sunday. We were joined by u20 manager Keith Rossiter and Monagear's finest Ed Rowsome.

The Wexford u20 hurlers take on Offaly in the Leinster final on Wednesday after beating Kilkenny in the semi-final in Nowlan Park last Wednesday. We're joined to preview the game by the last Wexford man to lift the u20 Leinster cup, Naomh Eanna's Eoin Conroy as well as former Offaly hurler and current co host of Our Game and GAA correspondent with the Irish Independent, Michael Verney.

A frustrating evening in Croke Park has led to a lot of questions, disappointment and more frustration. We looked back at the action with former Wexford, Naomh Éanna and Ballyboden hurler Malachy Travers, and former Tipperary and Dublin hurler Ryan O'Dwyer.

We were joined by former Wexford and Oulart-The-Ballagh Hurler, and current Oylegate manager Des Mythen, plus Antrim Legend Sambo McNaughton to look back at Wexford's victory over Antrim and a look ahead to this weekend's game vs Dublin.

After the perfect start, Wexford were comfortably defeated by Galway in Salthill on Saturday. We discuss the game, with a look ahead to this weekend's game vs Antrim in Wexford Park. All with the expert views of our midfield legend Adrian Fenlon and David Connors of the Tuam Herald.

The Championship starts back on Saturday as Wexford take on Galway in Salthill and we are joined by two legends of the game, Cyril Farrell and Tom Dempsey. We look at the possible matchups, the injury issues, and predictions and as is to be expected with Tom and Cyril, we have a bit of craic.

We're delighted to be joined by Ursula Jacob this week and we'd like to have been able to focus solely on the two excellent underage displays over the weekend with the Wexford minors beating Offaly and the Wexford u20s beating Kilkenny but there was also a disgraceful incident at a challenge game that we needed to address.

Wexford's disappointing league campaign is over with an uninspiring loss to Limerick. We did get a few thoughts on the game. But we took a back seat for this one and got a lot of craic and few quality stories from Wexford legend Billy Byrne and Limerick legend Joe Quaid.

Wexford went to Cork in Round 4 of the Allianz Hurling League and provided a much improved performance despite being beaten late on. Some pride was restored and Garry and Ben chat with former Cork and Wexford manager John Meyler and the memory man of Wexford hurling, Ed Rowsome.