By Jonathan Hogan THE Fermanagh Senior Football League finally throws in this weekend — and with it comes plenty to talk about and plenty to play for. From the re-integration of the county players, to how clubs manage the tight window before Championship, to the late start and the new rules, there’s no shortage of debate as […]
By Niall Gartland DECLAN Bonner enjoyed a dream first season in charge of Erne Gaels, steering the Belleek-based club to their first Senior Championship in a full 43 years, and now he’s looking forward to seeing what 2025 has to offer. Erne Gaels overcame Enniskillen Gaels last November in a replay encounter on a scoreline […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Katrina Brennan WE will wait another few days to determine the 2024 Fermanagh Senior Football Champions following a 0-8 apiece draw between Simon Bradley’s Enniskillen Gaels side and Erne Gaels on Sunday afternoon. It’s the first drawn final since the 1998 final between Enniskillen and Devenish. The Gaels went on to win that one […]
By Katrina Brennan WITH ten minutes left of Sunday’s Fermanagh Senior Championship final against Enniskillen Gaels, Erne Gaels manager Declan Bonner was sent to the stands after referee Nigel Sweeney brandished a red card after following a consultation with his linesman Eoin Murphy. Bonner, who has now turned his attention to this weekend’s replay encounter, was […]
By Katrina Brennan IN August, Conor McShea climbed the steps in the John Vesey stand to collect Enniskillen’s first Division One trophy since 2001. Nine weeks later, the question is, will he be the one raining aloft the New York Cup after Sunday’s Fermanagh final against Erne Gaels? Since McShea committed solely to the football side of […]
By Mark McGoldrick ‘DELIGHT is definitely the word, relief, happiness, everything,” was how a beaming Chris Kelly summed up Sunday’s showdown with Kinawley, after his side booked their place in a championship semi-final against Enniskillen Gaels this Sunday. The sides couldn’t be separated after a titanic 80-minute battle and it took a late point from […]
By Mark McGoldrick ENNISKILLEN Gaels manager Simon Bradley (pictured) said he’s looking forward to a “winner takes all” game against Kinawley in two weeks after his side made it two wins from two against Belnaleck on Saturday. Bradley’s charges came through a difficult Belnaleck challenge to earn a place in the knockout stages of the […]
By Katrina Brennan IT was a case of job done, as ‘ugly’ as it may have been for Enniskillen and their manager Simon Bradley. “We set out at the start of the year to try and do as best as we could without the county lads and it put us in a great spot and we […]
