By Mark McGoldrick A WIN over Carlow on Sunday would be a confidence booster, says Fermanagh manager James Daly, as the Erne ladies’ bid for the TG4 LGFA All-Ireland Junior Championship begins. Fermanagh will play Carlow, London and Derry in the group stage of the competition, and Daly feels it is well within their grasp to win […]
Fermanagh have point to prove says McQuade
By Katrina Brennan FERMANAGH ladies captain Shannan McQuade has been around the county scene long enough to know that Ulster finals are not easily won. The Tempo club player made her intercounty debut ten years ago and was appointed captain this season by James Daly. She believes this squad of players has a point to […]
Daly looking forward to championship opener
By Mark McGoldrick FERMANAGH ladies manager James Daly says there is a ‘good mood’ in the Erne camp as they kick off their Ulster Junior Football Championship campaign on Sunday against Down. It’ll be a big step up for Daly’s side when they take on the Mourne ladies who finished fourth in Division 3, a level […]
Daly: This is where we want to be
By Mark McGoldrick “THIS is where we want to be.” The words of Fermanagh manager James Daly ahead of Sunday’s crunch National Football League Division Four semi-final against Leitrim. A three-point win over Carlow and a comprehensive 13-point victory over London the last day out secured their place in the last four where the Erne ladies will come […]
A long way from Kinawley…
JOANNE Doonan was roughly 10,500km away (thanks Google) when her club team Kinawley recently claimed their fifth senior championship title in a row in Fermanagh. It was a bittersweet experience in one sense, but it’s fair to say that the Doonan, who won two All-Ireland Junior titles with Fermanagh, has made peace with her decision […]
Kelly hails Antrim performance after ending 10-year wait for silverware
By David Mohan Antrim manager Emma Kelly said their first TG4 All-Ireland Junior title in ten years was down to a superb all-round team performance as they saw off Fermanagh in this replay at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh. Antrim laid the foundation for victory in the opening half, with two early goals helping them […]
McGloin following in late grandfather’s footsteps
By Katrina Brennan ALL Ireland titles don’t come around too often for Fermanagh in any code. When the county’s senior men won the All Ireland Junior title in 1959, Molly McGloin’s grandfather, the late Joe Pat Prunty, was playing full back against Kerry that day, in New Eltham Stadium in London. Joe Pat won four senior […]
All-Ireland Junior replay fixed for Armagh
The All-Ireland Ladies Junior final replay between Fermanagh and Antrim will be held at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh on Saturday, August 13 at 5pm. The TG4 cameras will be present to capture the action with the Ulster duo set to meet again after their thrilling draw at Croke Park on Sunday. Orlaith Prenter came […]
Antrim and Fermanagh must do it all again
TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship Final. Antrim 1-13 Fermanagh 1-13 By Daire Walsh Advertisement ORLAITH Prenter came to Antrim’s rescue at Croke Park as her last-gasp free earned the Saffrons a draw against Ulster rivals Fermanagh in the TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship Final. Thanks in no small part to the scoring prowess of Bláithín Bogue (0-7) […]
Inter-county stars support Lidl’s ‘County Pride’ campaign
DONEGAL star Emer Gallagher was among the leading inter-county stars have gathered to support Lidl Ireland’s ‘County Pride’ campaign which is running throughout the country. A chosen player from featured counties can be seen on local billboards and Lidl stores right across the country, as the countdown continues to the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Finals […]