Last four battles coming up in Fermanagh

FERMANAGH SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS

DERRYGONNELLY V ENNISKILLEN

Saturday, Tempo, 4pm

HOLDERS Derrygonnelly are back in the business end of the Fermanagh Championship and they’re fairly strong favourites to go all the way. Enniskillen have brought in a raft of youthful talent in recent years, and they’ll be bidding to avenge last year’s defeat in the final to the Harps. On that occasion, they were swatted aside by 2-8 to 0-5. Derrygonnelly are also a supremely motivated outfit after their poor showing in last year’s Ulster final, and they should take another step towards making it back into the provincial arena this weekend.

Verdict: Derrygonnelly

ERNE GAELS V KINAWLEY

Sunday, Derrygonnelly, 4pm

ERNE Gaels have had a fine season and are one step away from making it back to their first senior final appearance since 2016. They had a thoroughly deserved win over Roslea in the quarters with nine men getting on the scoresheet, but they’re unlikely to get it so easy against Dominic Corrigan’s Kinawley. They did manage to get the better of Kinawley in a recent encounter so they’re probably slight favourites for this one.

Verdict: Erne Gaels

FERMANAGH INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS

DERRYLIN V DEVENISH

Saturday, Brewster Park, 7.30pm

FOR much of the last decade, Devenish held their own in the senior championship ranks, and they still have plenty of experience in their ranks. Former Fermanagh footballer Barry Mulrone is an injury doubt, however, for this weekend’s clash, having come off early in their quarter-final win over Belcoo. Derrylin, in a sense, having travelled the opposite direction as only a few short years ago they were one of the weaker teams in Junior football. They’ve brought in some extremely talented younger players and maybe they can take another big step here.

Verdict: Derrylin

BELCOO V TEMPO

Sunday, Brewster Park, 1.30pm

TEMPO have had an excellent championship campaign, qualifying for the semi-finals with an unbeaten track record in the group stages. Belcoo will also be high in confidence after they secured a win over Division Two champs Irvinestown in the quarters. In a positive omen for Belcoo, they ran out 1-18 to 0-10 victors when they met in the league back in August.

Verdict: Belcoo