Ned Buggy

Ned Buggy (born 1948) is an Irish retired hurling selector and former player who enjoyed a successful career as a midfielder with the Wexford senior team.

Buggy made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Wexford minor team.

Eligible for the grade again in 1966, Buggy won a Leinster medal that year following a huge 7-6 to 1-7 defeat of Laois.

Buggy made his senior championship debut in a 3-15 to 3-11 Leinster semi-final defeat of Dublin on 16 June 1968.

He was an unused substitute throughout the rest of the campaign as Wexford claimed the Leinster and All-Ireland titles following respective defeats of Kilkenny and Tipperary.

A 4–16 to 3–14 defeat of old rivals Kilkenny in the first 80-minute championship game gave Buggy a second Leinster medal, his first on the field of play.

Wexford subsequently faced Cork in the All-Ireland decider on 6 September 1970, however, an injury ruled Buggy out of the game.

Wexford had a two-point lead with ten minutes to go, however, three points from Jimmy Barry-Murphy, two from Pat Moylan and a kicked effort from Ray Cummins gave Cork a 2–21 to 4–11 victory.

Seánie O'Leary scored the decisive goal for Cork as the game entered the last quarter, while Martin Coleman brought off a match-winning save from Christy Keogh to foil the Wexford comeback.