By Katrina Brennan IT wasn’t the lead-up to the league that Ryan Bogue and the Fermanagh hurlers had anticipated, after their manager, Joe Baldwin, suffered a stroke just over a fortnight ago. But thankfully, Joe, aged 51, is on the mend and he’ll likely be in Carrick-on-Shannon watching his team play Leitrim in the first round […]
By Katrina Brennan IT’S back to Brewster Park for Fermanagh this weekend. After playing the entire 2023 league campaign in Ederney, they’re back at the county grounds for this weekend’s meeting with Kildare. Fermanagh playmaker, Ultán Kelm, is hoping they can build on last weekend’s draw with Meath and make the Enniskillen venue a place no team […]
By Pauric McGurn THE Erne County have enjoyed a positive start to Division Two football with a fine draw on the road in their opening fixture, but Kieran Donnelly is mindful that they have quite a number of injuries to contend with at present. Fermanagh mustered a draw against Meath last weekend and the action […]
THE last time Fermanagh and Meath met was back in March 2019 in division two of the National League. Meath came away from Pairc Tailteann with the win, 2-12 to 0-11, but more importantly, a victory that signalled their long-awaited return to the top tier. After one year mixing it in division one they dropped […]
By Katrina Brennan IT’S been quite a pre-season for Fermanagh captain Declan McCusker and his wife Zara. Just over eight weeks ago they welcomed their first child Maisie into the world but the extra daddy duties haven’t knocked the Ederney man out of kilter in terms of his league preparation. This weekend, in his third season […]
SUNDAY will see the start of the Ladies NFL action for the season with four Division Four games down for session. Both Ulster teams, Derry and Fermanagh, are on home soil hoping for a positive start. Kilkenny v Leitrim; MW Hire Training Centre, Dunmore A big margin separated the counties when they met in the […]
A look back on some of the Fermanagh memories of 2023… 1 Promotion the high point for Kieran Donnelly’s men FERMANAGH will play Division Two football in 2024 following a highly productive league campaign which saw Kieran Donnelly’s side finish top of the table with six wins from seven games in the third tier. Unfortunately […]
AFTER 148 appearances with Fermanagh and a playing career stretching back to the Malachy O’Rourke era, Ryan Jones has decided it’s time to take a step back. He’s now set to embark on a coaching role with Andy Moran’s Leitrim, but the 33-year old reveals that it wasn’t his primary reason behind his decision to […]
By Niall Gartland DOMINIC Corrigan will remain in charge of his native Kinawley for a third season, it has been confirmed. The vastly-experienced former Fermanagh manager steered the club to this year’s Division One title but they came up short in an entertaining high-scoring game against Derrygonnelly in the semi-finals of the championship. Beaten championship […]
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 […]
