McGourty ‘thrilled’ at Fermanagh getting over the line


By Katrina Brennan IN his first season in charge, CJ McGourty has helped Fermanagh deliver silverware on the Croke Park stage. From the outset, that was McGourty’s number one priority and when the hooter sounded on Sunday afternoon, no one looked happier than him as he jumped and punched the air with delight. “(An) unbelievable […]


Sensational Smyth strikes again


By Katrina Brennan EIMEAR Smyth stole all the headlines on Monday morning after a dazzling display in Croke Park that saw the Derrygonnelly sharpshooter kick 1-9. It was Smyth’s third All-Ireland victory but a first in Croke Park, having previously won the titles in Clones in 2017 and Parnell Park in 2020. Smyth, 23, was […]


Fermanagh star Smyth tops the scoring charts


FERMANAGH star Eimear Smyth has claimed the ZuCar Golden Boot award for 2024 – the prize on offer for the leading scorer in the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championships. Smyth incredible tally of 8-48 (72 points) was 39 points clear of her nearest challenger, Louth’s Kate Flood. Smyth (23), from the Derrygonnelly Harps club, capped an […]


Bogue hoping to sign off with a win


By Katrina Brennan SOME players freeze on the biggest stage of all and some players excel. Fermanagh forward Blaíthín Bogue has already shown that she has what it takes to perform at Croke Park. In the draw 2022 All-Ireland final with Antrim, she kicked seven points. It was that very display that caught the watchful eyes of […]


Erne ladies turn attentions to Carlow


By Martin McBrien FERMANAGH ladies’ manager CJ McGourty breathed a sigh of relief after his team held off a large surge from Sligo to secure a nail-biting victory in last weekend’s championship opener in Donagh. Leading by seven points with little over four minutes remaining, Fermanagh seemed to be in control, but a dramatic 1-3 from […]


McGourty pride as Erne County end wait for Ulster title


By Martin McBrien A FEELING of pride was how CJ McGourty summed up Fermanagh’s first Ulster title in eight years following their provincial Junior success against Derry. “Very proud of the girls, very proud of the county, very proud of the committee,” beamed Fermanagh manager McGourty, who saw his team record a facile 6-14 to […]


McQuade: We want to take the step up


By Niall Gartland FERMANAGH ladies captain Shannan McQuade recognises that they need to be proving themselves in Saturday’s Ulster Junior Championship final against Derry if they’re to carry through their ambitions of becoming a recognised team at Intermediate level. This time last year the Erne County produced a creditable performance against Down in the Junior […]


Quitting was never an option for captain of the Oakleafers


By Niall Gartland DERRY ladies captain Joanne Corr has been determined not to let a heart condition stop her from playing the sport she loves. The Ballymaguigan girl can’t wait for Saturday’s Ulster Junior Championship final against Fermanagh, but her career hasn’t always been plain-sailing and she took a number of years out as a […]


Free-scoring Fermanagh ladies chase another win


By Shaun Casey NO team across the entire Ladies National Football League has come close to racking up the scores that CJ McGourty’s Fermanagh have managed this season. His Erne County side has notched an incredible combined tally of 111 points in five games. The Division Four table toppers, who have amassed four wins and one […]