Championship 2014: Wexford

Manager: Aidan O’Brien (2nd year).Titles: 10 Leinster (1945); 5 All-Ireland (1918).2014 league: Won a crucial last-day encounter with Longford to stay in Division Three.Odds and Ends: All-Ireland 300/1; Leinster 40/1.What the bookies say: Leinster semi-finals and third round qualifiers.What the bookies said in 2013: Leinster quarter-finals and exit second round qualifiers. 2013 championship: Lost Leinster semi-final to Meath 0-13 to 0-18 and qualifier third round to Laois, 0-16 to 2-8.First outing: v Longford/Offaly, venue tba, 7/8th June.

Wexford: in transition
Wexford: in transition

In transition after a notable couple of years, Wexford have had to replace central players Redmond Barry, last year’s captain, and David Murphy. The league was a disappointment, being stalked by the prospect of Division Four until the last match. In their favour, they are higher-ranked than their quarter-final opponents but that road takes them to a likely Dublin semi-final.


Last good day: Comfortably defeated Carlow in 2011 to notch a Leinster final appearance – only the second since 1956.