By Mark McGoldrick REIGNING champions Erne Gaels will bid to make it to their fourth successive Fermanagh Senior Football Championship final this weekend when they face Ederney in a crunch semi-final clash. Following the quarter-finals, the Belleek side were drawn to face the St Joseph’s men, who had qualified for the last four following the […]
Owen Mulligan is Dublin nemesis again as Nickey Brennan is named Kilkenny manager
MAYO may be known as the team that couldn’t get over the line, but by God they sure did provide some defiant moments – and included in that was their drawn All-Ireland semi-final with Dublin at Croke Park. In the 61st minute, Jack McCaffrey popped over to put Dublin 2-12 to 0-11 ahead and in […]
Bonner calm on controversy as Gaels appeal scoring errors
By Pauric McGurn ERNE Gaels manager Declan Bonner said “we’re all human beings and mistakes can be made” after some major and controversial decisions were called during the Senior Football League Division One Final. Two two-pointers from Stephen McGullion and Jarlath Flanagan helped Derrygonnelly Harps to victory, although video footage later showed they should have […]
Fermanagh league final set to be refixed after appeal
By Michael McMullan THE Fermanagh senior league final will be replayed after a CCC decision to uphold an appeal from Erne Gaels. Derrygonnelly were 0-17 to 0-15 winners in Sunday’s final at Brewster Park. The Harps were two points down, 0-15 to 0-13, with four minutes to play before scoring two controversial points. Advertisement Both […]
Big hitters stick with tried and trusted in Fermanagh
By Niall Gartland THE leading contenders at the higher reaches of Fermanagh club football are staying with their sitting management teams for 2025. Defending senior champions Erne Gaels confirmed before Christmas that Declan Bonner will remain at the helm, while Simon Bradley remains in charge of Enniskillen Gaels. Bonner led the Belleek team to their first […]
Feature: Fermanagh’s Ulster finalists
As Erne Gaels prepare to enter the Ulster Senior arena for the first time since 1981 when they face Scotstown, we look at the four times Fermanagh sides made the final By Niall McCoy LIKE its county equivalent, no Fermanagh club has ever won the Ulster Senior title, but there have been some near misses […]
Plenty of learnings for Bonner’s men
By Katrina Brennan “WE only scored one point in the second half which, as I said to them, is not going to win too many championship matches,” was how Erne Gaels manager, Declan Bonner, summarised his side’s sucker-punch defeat at the hands of Derrygonnelly. The result means that the Belleek-based side face a quarter-final with Teemore […]
Another award for Fermanagh attacking ace Eimear Smyth
FERMANAGH attacking ace Eimear Smyth has picked up the latest award in a successful season. The Derrygonnelly sharpshooter was the leading scorer across the TG4 Junior, Intermediate and Senior Championship grades. Eimear’s incredible tally of 8-48 (72 points) was 39 points clear of her nearest challenger, Louth’s Kate Flood. The 23-year-old forward capped another incredible […]
A decade of domestic silver
With the club championships now underway across Ulster, Michael McMullan looks at the number of different winners of the senior titles over the last decade Tyrone (7) IT’S hardly surprising that the Red Hand County tops the list. Champions Trillick have three titles to their name in the last decade with Omagh having won it […]
Maguire: I’d make a transfer bid for Cathy Carey
Name: Megan Maguire. Age: 21. Advertisement Teams played for? Derrygonnelly Harps and Fermanagh ladies. Who are your main rivals? Derry. Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why? Leitrim because it’s close to home. Which opposition ground do you dislike going to and why? Limerick as it’s a whole day travelling. What team […]