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Maintaining a long-held tradition, Wexford’s finest young boxers received their Jem Roche medals following a special ceremony in the Bullring. Awarded to all of the county’s underage All-Ireland boxing champions, the Jem Roche medal is named in honour of the legendary heavyweight boxer from Wexford who fought for a world title in 1908.

Being the youngest has its pros and cons, I know now what advantages I had, from talking to my siblings. One of them, was spending more time with my ambitious mother. After I turned a certain age, the rest of my siblings were off at work and weren’t around for Molly’s mini sebatacles.

By Cian Manning Born on 22nd November 1892 at Carrigroe in Carriglea near Dungarvan, Daniel Cooney was the third oldest of the Cooney family and the eldest boy according to the 1901 Census. Daniel’s father John (a farmer) and his mother Ellen both spoke Irish and English. The family were nationalistic in their outlook and

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Gunner Moir was the heavyweight champion of his country when he became the first Briton to challenge for the world crown under modern rules against Tommy Burns in 1907. Simon Euan-Smith tells the fascinating story of a fight from a forgotten era and a chance meeting with Gunner’s son, Lon Moir

Larry Roche, Billy Roche and Pierce Turner at Jem Roche’s grave at Crosstown Cemetery But his childhood offered no indication of what was to come. The first of five children born to John and Mary (neé Moran) Roche, Jem attended the Christian Brothers School where a passion for another sport was nurtured. An enthusiastic and skilled gaelic footballer, the teenager became a member of the Young Irelands Gaelic Football Club and would go on to win a provincial title with the Selskar-based team. ...

Larry Roche, Billy Roche and Pierce Turner at Jem Roche’s grave at Crosstown Cemetery But his childhood offered no indication of what was to come. The first of five children born to John and Mary (neé Moran) Roche, Jem attended the Christian Brothers School where a passion for another sport was nurtured. An enthusiastic and skilled gaelic footballer, the teenager became a member of the Young Irelands Gaelic Football Club and would go on to win a provincial title with the Selskar-based team. ...