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Replying To BarneyGrant: "Dublin's hammering of Galway in the 2013 final was Dublin's fifth game in six weeks, following ferocious draws and replays against Wexford and the Cats." That was a hell of a season
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4373 - 31/03/2026 17:40:11
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Replying To ExiledInWex: " Replying To Pikeman96: "<b>@DoylerWex</b> - yup. We went from being in Leinster Finals most years (12 out of 16), to only being there once in a blue moon.
Thing is though, Galway coming into Leinster coincided more or less with Dublin appointing Anthony Daly as manager, and Wexford appointing Colm Bonnar. Dublin made great progress, while we went backwards. I reckon that's every bit as much factor in the record for the past 16 years as Galway's introduction to Leinster."</div>I think you hit the nail on the head. Wexford with the exception of the 3 x U21 teams in a row have been very poor for the last 20+ years in Leinster. Your record speaks for itself.
Wexford just have not produced good enough hurlers and both underage and adult success bear this reality out." Winning at 14,15 and 16 grades. Leinster minor in 19, minors knocked cork out in 23, the current senior group lost two Leinster under 20 finals by the minimum margin to eventual all Ireland winners. Not setting the world alight but your assessment of "very poor" isn't objectively Correct. Much of our fortunes are our own fault, some of them are down to circumstances created or influenced by external factors. We need to find a way past that too though.
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4373 - 31/03/2026 17:46:15
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Replying To Doylerwex: " Replying To ExiledInWex: "[quote=Pikeman96: "<b>@DoylerWex</b> - yup. We went from being in Leinster Finals most years (12 out of 16), to only being there once in a blue moon.
Thing is though, Galway coming into Leinster coincided more or less with Dublin appointing Anthony Daly as manager, and Wexford appointing Colm Bonnar. Dublin made great progress, while we went backwards. I reckon that's every bit as much factor in the record for the past 16 years as Galway's introduction to Leinster."</div>I think you hit the nail on the head. Wexford with the exception of the 3 x U21 teams in a row have been very poor for the last 20+ years in Leinster. Your record speaks for itself.
Wexford just have not produced good enough hurlers and both underage and adult success bear this reality out." Winning at 14,15 and 16 grades. Leinster minor in 19, minors knocked cork out in 23, the current senior group lost two Leinster under 20 finals by the minimum margin to eventual all Ireland winners. Not setting the world alight but your assessment of "very poor" isn't objectively Correct. Much of our fortunes are our own fault, some of them are down to circumstances created or influenced by external factors. We need to find a way past that too though."]As monumental an occasion as it was and all, I think we really need to move on from the minors beating Cork in 2023!!!
Goreylad1985 (Wexford) - Posts: 20 - 01/04/2026 00:20:54
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Replying To Goreylad1985: " Replying To Doylerwex: "[quote=ExiledInWex: "[quote=Pikeman96: "<b>@DoylerWex</b> - yup. We went from being in Leinster Finals most years (12 out of 16), to only being there once in a blue moon.
Thing is though, Galway coming into Leinster coincided more or less with Dublin appointing Anthony Daly as manager, and Wexford appointing Colm Bonnar. Dublin made great progress, while we went backwards. I reckon that's every bit as much factor in the record for the past 16 years as Galway's introduction to Leinster."</div>I think you hit the nail on the head. Wexford with the exception of the 3 x U21 teams in a row have been very poor for the last 20+ years in Leinster. Your record speaks for itself.
Wexford just have not produced good enough hurlers and both underage and adult success bear this reality out." Winning at 14,15 and 16 grades. Leinster minor in 19, minors knocked cork out in 23, the current senior group lost two Leinster under 20 finals by the minimum margin to eventual all Ireland winners. Not setting the world alight but your assessment of "very poor" isn't objectively Correct. Much of our fortunes are our own fault, some of them are down to circumstances created or influenced by external factors. We need to find a way past that too though."]As monumental an occasion as it was and all, I think we really need to move on from the minors beating Cork in 2023!!!"]Not saying it's cause for celebration. I'm just saying it's part of the evidence that we're still producing good quality hurlers.
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4373 - 01/04/2026 10:45:12
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Replying To Doylerwex: "That was a hell of a season" It was. Likely to remain the highlight of my long sentence as a follower. Prior to that it was beating Cats in Walsh Cup final in January 2003.
BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 4130 - 01/04/2026 11:27:20
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Replying To BarneyGrant: "It was. Likely to remain the highlight of my long sentence as a follower. Prior to that it was beating Cats in Walsh Cup final in January 2003." The draw in Wexford park in the quarter final was a brilliant game.
That season helped us to kick on as well in that we drew in 70 minutes with Leinsters champions, Munster champions and all Ireland champions that year. You don't need me to tell you but talk about one that got away. You had cork on the ropes.
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4373 - 01/04/2026 11:36:47
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Replying To Crashingwaves: "Galway aren't really that bothered about Leinster titles as you're aware I'm sure. Not in our tradition. However, Galway hammered Dublin that same year in the U21 All Ireland Final in Thurles. Remember that one?" I remember everything. My special favourite was in Parnell 2019 when we not only beat you but cost you a third spot. What joy it was to be alive :-)
BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 4130 - 01/04/2026 12:11:40
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Replying To BarneyGrant: "I remember everything. My special favourite was in Parnell 2019 when we not only beat you but cost you a third spot. What joy it was to be alive :-)" Personally I don't take any pleasure in defeating the Dublin hurlers, Waterford or Wexford, for that matter. Glad to win of course but would wish those counties well, same with Offaly and with Clare in Munster.
You had Niall Corcoran on that 2013 team and Conal Keaney whose father came from Galway west. C Keaney in many people's estimation was your best ever hurler.
Crashingwaves (Galway) - Posts: 312 - 01/04/2026 13:03:17
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#Goreylad1985
We will have to beat a Munster county again at minor before we move on from knocking Cork out in 2023. The previous time we did that was also against Cork, in 1968. Hopefully we don't have to wait another 55 years.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18997 - 01/04/2026 13:05:09
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Replying To BarneyGrant: "It was. Likely to remain the highlight of my long sentence as a follower. Prior to that it was beating Cats in Walsh Cup final in January 2003." Think you might win a Leinster with this current group in the next few years Barney. Maybe this year.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18997 - 01/04/2026 13:06:51
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Replying To Doylerwex: "The draw in Wexford park in the quarter final was a brilliant game.
That season helped us to kick on as well in that we drew in 70 minutes with Leinsters champions, Munster champions and all Ireland champions that year. You don't need me to tell you but talk about one that got away. You had cork on the ropes." We were blessed to get out of Wexford Park. Peadar Carton got a massive point from 100 yards stand side and Trolier equalised from same side tight angle. Wexford unlucky not to win that day. Replay in Parnell was no place for feint hearts as I recall!
Ryan had chance of goal in middle of second half against Cork in that might have won semi final. Went over, Them's the breaks.
BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 4130 - 01/04/2026 13:11:19
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Replying To Doylerwex: "The draw in Wexford park in the quarter final was a brilliant game.
That season helped us to kick on as well in that we drew in 70 minutes with Leinsters champions, Munster champions and all Ireland champions that year. You don't need me to tell you but talk about one that got away. You had cork on the ropes." We didnt play Limerick that year in Championship Doyler. We drew with Dublin and Clare ok in 70 minutes.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18997 - 01/04/2026 13:14:00
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Replying To Crashingwaves: "Personally I don't take any pleasure in defeating the Dublin hurlers, Waterford or Wexford, for that matter. Glad to win of course but would wish those counties well, same with Offaly and with Clare in Munster.
You had Niall Corcoran on that 2013 team and Conal Keaney whose father came from Galway west. C Keaney in many people's estimation was your best ever hurler." Keaney was spectacular. Really enjoyed watching him albeit a major source of frustration that we never did anything constructive to kerb his influence.
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4373 - 01/04/2026 13:37:38
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Replying To Crashingwaves: "Personally I don't take any pleasure in defeating the Dublin hurlers, Waterford or Wexford, for that matter. Glad to win of course but would wish those counties well, same with Offaly and with Clare in Munster.
You had Niall Corcoran on that 2013 team and Conal Keaney whose father came from Galway west. C Keaney in many people's estimation was your best ever hurler." Don't mind me! Its only banter.
Niall was good. Still involved about the place.
BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 4130 - 01/04/2026 13:58:39
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Replying To Doylerwex: "Keaney was spectacular. Really enjoyed watching him albeit a major source of frustration that we never did anything constructive to kerb his influence." And he spent his best years with the footballers! He came from good stock, as hard as Connemara granite!
Crashingwaves (Galway) - Posts: 312 - 01/04/2026 14:27:14
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Replying To Viking66: "We didnt play Limerick that year in Championship Doyler. We drew with Dublin and Clare ok in 70 minutes." Correct of course. We drew with Limerick in the league.
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4373 - 01/04/2026 14:36:56
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Think there's a bit of misreading, wilful or otherwise of the Galway poster's message. I don't want to get caught up in what he meant or implied though so my opinion is;
Winning a leinster will never mean as much to me as it would to a Wexford/Dublin/Offaly man. Or A munster to any of the Munster teams. It's nice to get silverware but the all irealnd semi final is the real prize, and it is possible that is a little extra incentive for the other teams in a leinster final. That's not a dig at anyone, in fact I'm quite jealous. You just can't replicate that tradition.
Also imo Leinster has been good for Galway and Galway have been good for leinster, whether either side cares to admit it.
Overdahill (Galway) - Posts: 95 - 01/04/2026 15:40:49
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Replying To Overdahill: "Think there's a bit of misreading, wilful or otherwise of the Galway poster's message. I don't want to get caught up in what he meant or implied though so my opinion is;
Winning a leinster will never mean as much to me as it would to a Wexford/Dublin/Offaly man. Or A munster to any of the Munster teams. It's nice to get silverware but the all irealnd semi final is the real prize, and it is possible that is a little extra incentive for the other teams in a leinster final. That's not a dig at anyone, in fact I'm quite jealous. You just can't replicate that tradition.
Also imo Leinster has been good for Galway and Galway have been good for leinster, whether either side cares to admit it." :)
Was just pointing out it's one thing to say that winning a Leinster title wouldn't mean as much to Galway as it would mean to any "real" Leinster county. And I fully accept that. But it's another thing to say they wouldn't "break their bones" trying to win it in the first place, when doing so would help them en route to an All-Ireland.
Anyway, for what it's worth, I agree that Galway being in Leinster has been mutually beneficial. And as others have pointed out - it's the sixth team in Leinster that's given Wexford the biggest problems!
Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 3460 - 01/04/2026 16:05:49
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Replying To BarneyGrant: "Don't mind me! Its only banter.
Niall was good. Still involved about the place." Niall is in with Kilkenny this year. He is one of the lads Andy "no all-star" Comerford was giving out about in his rant on the radio about the current Kilkenny set up.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18997 - 01/04/2026 16:10:56
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Replying To Overdahill: "Think there's a bit of misreading, wilful or otherwise of the Galway poster's message. I don't want to get caught up in what he meant or implied though so my opinion is;
Winning a leinster will never mean as much to me as it would to a Wexford/Dublin/Offaly man. Or A munster to any of the Munster teams. It's nice to get silverware but the all irealnd semi final is the real prize, and it is possible that is a little extra incentive for the other teams in a leinster final. That's not a dig at anyone, in fact I'm quite jealous. You just can't replicate that tradition.
Also imo Leinster has been good for Galway and Galway have been good for leinster, whether either side cares to admit it." Of course its been good for the Leinster Championship to have Galway in it, the largest ever (I think) crowd for a Leinster final featured Galway, and theyve made it more competitive and exciting also. Its a shame Galway isnt actually in Leinster. And it's also meant we have won less Leinster titles, which do actually still mean something to people down here!
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18997 - 01/04/2026 16:18:45
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