By Shaun Casey THE spread of scorers across the Down team has been key to their early season success, says former player Shane King as they look to make it five from five in the league when they host Fermanagh on Saturday night. King, who wore both the green and white of Fermanagh and the […]
Ernesiders are down but not out
By Mark McGoldrick FERMANAGH manager Declan Bonner says the Erne men must “look at ourselves and see what we can do” as the threat of relegation to Division Four of the National Football League looms large. Fermanagh travel to Páirc Esler, Newry, on Saturday evening knowing only a win will preserve their Division Three status […]
Bonner: Erne face relegation dogfight
By Mark McGoldrick FERMANAGH manager Declan Bonner said his side are now in a “dogfight” to retain their Division Three league status ahead of Sunday’s round four encounter against Westmeath. With three games played, the Erne men sit bottom of the table, failing to pick up a point from the possible six that were up […]
Erne hurlers hoping to break their duck
By Niall Gartland THERE’S still time to turn their Division Three campaign around, but Fermanagh could really do with a win in Sunday’s National Hurling League clash against Tyrone at Brewster Park. The Erne hurlers have lost both league outings to date, albeit in very different circumstances. They were completely outgunned by Donegal in their […]
Erne hurlers hoping to buck the Wee County trend
By Niall Gartland ERNE hurlers slumped to a chastening defeat against Donegal in their first competitive league outing of the new season, and they’ll have to defy last year’s trend if they’re to account for Louth this Sunday afternoon. The two teams met on three separate occasions in 2025 – a Division Four group stage match, […]
Back in the fold: Brenda Bannon is at the fore of Fermanagh’s plans again
By Daire Walsh AFTER missing out on the majority of last year’s inter-county season, Fermanagh’s Brenda Bannon has come into 2026 with a renewed appetite and an added layer of responsibility. In the wake of playing a starring role when the Erne women defeated Louth in the TG4 All-Ireland junior football championship final in 2024 […]
Bonner pulls no punches after second loss
By Mark McGoldrick FERMANAGH manager Declan Bonner was pulling no punches following his team’s second successive defeat in the National Football League on Sunday. Despite dominating the Division Three game in Sligo for large periods, missed chances once again haunted the Erne men, with the Connacht side finishing strong to take the two points from […]
We need to be more clinical says Bonner
By Mark McGoldrick FERMANAGH manager Declan Bonner said his side “paid a heavy penalty” for their missed chances and scoring opportunities as they lost out to Wexford at Brewster Park on Sunday. Despite dominating possession for large spells of the game and producing some promising attacks, the Erne men lacked a clinical edge in front of […]
Erne County striving for promotion push
Niall Gartland assesses Fermanagh’s ambitions under their new manager Declan Bonner THERE’S no point beating around the bush – promotion is the name of the game for Fermanagh. That was acknowledged as such in a recent post-match interview from new manager Declan Bonner, who stated that their aim for the coming weeks and months is […]
McCusker: Lisbellaw hurt helped carry them back to another final
By Michael McMullan THE hurt of last season has helped Lisbellaw to Sunday’s Ulster Intermediate showdown with Éire Óg in Clones. The Fermanagh side lost out to Swatragh at Brewster Park in the opener 12 months ago but overcame the Derry champions at the same stage this year. Luca McCusker missed out with injury last […]









