Donnelly urges young players to step up
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By Mark McGoldrick FERMANAGH manager Kieran Donnelly is urging the younger Erne players to step up and ‘fill the boots’ of Seán Quigley, Ryan Jones and Conall Jones, who recently withdrew from the county panel. On Monday, Fermanagh GAA confirmed that the experienced trio, who between them have made 331 appearances for their county over […]


Porteous calls for delegates to shoot down NHL recommendation
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By Michael McMullan THE Fermanagh senior hurling camp are calling on Central Council delegates to shoot down a recommendation that would see them frozen out of the National Hurling League from 2025 onwards. The recommendation – seen by Gaelic Life and which will be voted on next month – outlines that any county with less […]


Luca looking forward to shin-dig
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Saturday will mark the return of the shinty-hurling compromise rules game for the first time since 2019. Niall Gartland investigates… IT’S always good to give something new a go and Fermanagh hurler Luca McCusker is looking forward to playing in the return of the shinty-hurling series at Páirc Esler on Saturday evening. It’s been four […]


Taking the plunge
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FORMER Fermanagh footballer Shaun Doherty is taking the plunge. For the last seven years he’s been employed as the county’s full-time Football Development Officer, and while it’s been rewarding, it’s now time for a change. The amount of weekend and evening work had limited Doherty’s time with his family, so that’s one, fairly prosaic reason why he’s […]


“Sean McNally didn’t wake up for an evening training at 8pm”
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CIAN McManus tells of the players he has played with… Name: Cian McManus. Age: 26. Teams played for: Advertisement Teemore, Fermanagh, DCU and St Patrick’s, Cavan. Earliest GAA memory? Fermanagh’s run to the All-Ireland semi-final in 2004. Which team-mate has been the most inspirational and why? James Maguire, always putting in the extra hard yards. […]


McGurn:“Having Mark Curry on your team always makes things a lot easier”
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Name: Ronan McGurn. Age: 22. Teams played for: Lisbellaw (hurling), Belnaleck (football) and Fermanagh (hurling). Earliest GAA memory? Advertisement Indoor hurling with Benny McManus or being brought down to my older brother’s football training sessions to run about. Which team-mate has been the most inspirational and why? John Duffy is a great man for getting […]


Fermanagh make one change for Laois clash


By Michael McMullan FERMANAGH have made one change for Saturday’s visit of Laois to Brewster Park (6pm) Darragh McGurn is against listed to start ahead of Tommy McCaffery who started ahead of McGurn in last week’s defeat at the hands of Antrim. With the exceptions of Cian McManus, Johnny Cassidy and Darragb McGurn sitting out […]


Erne boss hoping for ‘response’ in knock-out clash
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By Mark McGoldrick FERMANAGH manager Kieran Donnelly is expecting a huge challenge from Laois this Saturday evening in Brewster Park (6pm) , in the Tailteann Cup preliminary quarter-final. The Erne County were hoping to make it straight into the last eight, but defeat to Antrim at the weekend means they now face a preliminary clash against Laois. […]