By Mark McGoldrick ERNE Gaels are bidding for a historic three-in-a-row, but manager Barry O’Hagan insists there’s no talk of past achievements in the Belleek dressing room as they prepare to begin their championship bid. The Belleek men have been the dominant force in Fermanagh club football over the past two seasons, retaining the New York […]
Final match day of Fermanagh leagues
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By Shaun Casey IT’S all to play for heading into the final weekend of the Fermanagh Club Leagues, with the last round of fixtures coming up on Sunday. Derrygonnelly cannot be caught at the top of the table, so they have already qualified for the league final with 27 points. They defeated Erne Gaels in […]
O’Hagan appointed as new manager of Erne Gaels
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By Michael McMullan ARMAGH All-Ireland winner Barry O’Hagan has been confirmed as the new manager of Fermanagh champions Erne Gaels. He takes over from Declan Bonner who steered the Belleek club to back-to-back titles in the Erne County. O’Hagan had been appointed as joint manager of Derry side Lavey at the start of the season […]
Review of the year in Fermanagh: Back-to-backs for Erne Gaels
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By Shaun Casey Tailteann Cup success the target in 2026 FERMANAGH were just one win away from another big day out at Croke Park and a Tailteann Cup final appearance in 2025 but just came up against a Kildare side that were too strong in the semi-final. The Lilywhites went on to win the competition, […]
Kilcoo continue to bask in their rich Ulster story
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By Michael McMullan KILCOO love playing in the Ulster Club Championship and they write their latest chapter this weekend. The Down giants take on Fermanagh’s Erne Gaels on Saturday evening with another final berth up for grabs. Kilcoo won their 23rd Down title this season, a seventh in succession and a 13th in 14 seasons after […]
Wedding bells weaken Erne Gaels’ hand
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By Mark McGoldrick ERNE Gaels’ manager Declan Bonner recognises they’ll be facing “an uphill task” against Kilcoo on Saturday, with a number of their key players set to miss the game at the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds. On Friday, Belleek forward Tommy McCaffrey will marry his fiancée Eva Greene in Italy and he’ll be unavailable for selection […]
GERARD O’KANE: My picks to progress
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THERE are five big games across the Ulster Club scene this weekend in football and I am going to build myself the biggest fence ever to sit on with respect to one of them. My own club Glenullin is in the semi-final of the intermediate championship, where they will play Carrickmacross from Monaghan. Given my own close relationships […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: Whoever wins Ulster SFC Club Championship can go all the way
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SCOTSTOWN and Kilcoo sent shockwaves through the rest of the country with their performances last weekend. I think we can take it for granted that the rest of the country were always keeping one eye on Kilcoo but after last weekend’s display Scotstown are now well and firmly in the mix. I’d like to start […]
Erne Gaels’ McCann relishing another crack at Ulster
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By Shaun Casey ERNE Gaels Jack McCann is relishing another crack at the Ulster Championship when they take on Kingscourt in Saturday’s first-round clash at Kingspan Breffni. It’s only their second voyage into the competition, having been there last year after claiming their first championship crown since 1981. Their time was short-lived, however, as they […]
Kingscourt eye a better Ulster return
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By Michael McMullan BARRY Tully picked up his third Cavan senior medal as they ended a 10-year gap to land this year’s title. The Kingscourt skipper admits Ulster is a step up but the Stars are aiming to give a better account of themselves. They welcome Erne Gaels to Kingspan Breffni for their opener on […]









