When Paul Galvin left Wexford in 2020, Roche, who was working with him, became interim manager in September 2020.
[2] Roche led Wexford to a Division Four Shield in the 2021 National League and to sixth position finish in Division Four of the 2022 National Football League; however, Dublin defeated the team twice in the Leinster Senior Football Championship.
Roche was a squad member when Wexford played in the 2008 and 2011 Leinster SFC finals.
[3] He scored 2–04 against Carlow in the 2011 Leinster Senior Football Championship semi-final and was awarded 'man of the match'.
[4] Roche is a Geraldine O'Hanrahans player and he got a win over Wicklow as well in the 2021 championship.