By Pauric McGurn FERMANAGH manager Declan Bonner said his side have “plenty of learning still to do” as they prepare for the Allianz National Football League, following the conclusion of the Dr McKenna Cup. The Erne men had some mixed results in the pre-season competition, beating Cavan in the opener only for the game to […]
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, […]
By Niall Gartland IT was always going to be difficult to say no to new Louth manager Gavin Devlin. Ronan O’Neill spent the bulk of his intercounty days playing under Mickey Harte and his right-hand man Devlin, and there was no shortage of respect for the Ardboe man. Then there’s Devlin’s persistence – he was on […]
The new Fermanagh manager tells Gaelic Life that extensive squad building will be high on his agenda By Shaun Casey THE Fermanagh job wasn’t necessarily on Declan Bonner’s radar when Kieran Donnelly stepped aside after four years in charge, but the idea of pulling on the bainisteoir bib at inter-county level once again did spark […]
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 […]
By Shaun Casey THERE wasn’t much to do around Roslea growing up, other than kicking ball around the backyard and that’s where Sean Quigley honed his footballing craft alongside older brothers Conor and Seamus. They formed a connection that saw them compete alongside each other at both club and county level, although the brotherly love […]
By Pauric McGurn FERMANAGH reserved their season’s best performance for the grandest stage in accounting for Wexford at Croke Park on Sunday 0-25 to 1-17, their first triumph at the iconic Jones’ Road venue for over 20 years. It was an outcome and performance which delighted manager Kieran Donnelly and the beaming Brookeborough man was doubly pleased […]
By Katrina Brennan FERMANAGH manager Kieran Donnelly has said they were “blindsided” by the decision to suspend the Dr McKenna Cup next year. The decision comes following a campaign over a number of years by the GPA (Gaelic Players’ Association) to abolish the pre-season inter-county competitions and at the weekend, the GAA Central Council voted to […]
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 […]
By Niall Gartland DEVENISH boss Sylvester ‘Sid’ Mulrone insists that this season will be his last at the helm, no matter what happens in the coming weeks and months. The 68-year-old is in the fourth year of his latest stint in charge of his home club, leading the team alongside former Fermanagh player Marty O’Brien. […]
