By Shaun Casey DOWN will be favourites when they line out at Brewster Park, Enniskillen on Saturday to take on Fermanagh, but that won’t matter much when the ball is in the air. Mickey Donnelly and the Mourne men have been stung before. Two years ago, when Conor Laverty first took charge of his native county, […]
McNally optimistic about the road ahead
April 9, 2025
By Niall Gartland FERMANAGH goalkeeper Sean McNally believes his team are in a good place heading into their latest championship campaign. They host Conor Laverty’s Down on Saturday, April 13, and while they’ll carry the underdogs tag as per usual, it’s water off a ducks back at this stage. The Erne men came close to […]
Erne County will fancy their chances of an upset
April 6, 2025
By Niall Gartland FERMANAGH embarked on a memorable run to Ulster final day back in 2018, so in that context it’s hard to believe that they haven’t won a single game in the province in the mean-time. It’s an unwanted losing run they’ll be quietly confident about drawing a line under when they host Down […]
Donnelly: Our squad depth has improved
March 27, 2025
By Katrina Brennan FOUR wins, two defeats and one draw: that’s how Fermanagh fared in a difficult division and realistically, after the opening day hammering away to Kildare, staying in Division Three looked tricky enough. However, Kieran Donnelly’s men grew in stature and held on for a one-point win against Antrim in Ederney the second day […]
All eyes on Laois as Donnelly parks Leitrim saga
March 20, 2025
By Jonathan Hogan FERMANAGH manager Kieran Donnelly says any disruption caused by Leitrim’s weekend concession has been “parked,” with full focus now on Laois and their must-win clash at Brewster Park this Sunday. The Erne men were awarded two points after Leitrim’s shock withdrawal from their scheduled Division Three fixture in Ballinamore, a move that […]
Erne boss Donnelly ‘wary’ of Leitrim challenge
March 15, 2025
By Katrina Brennan “FOCUS on ourselves” will be Fermanagh manager Kieran Donnelly’s message to his players as they head into their penultimate league fixture with Leitrim this Sunday. While promotion is still mathematically possible, it would very much depend on other results going in the Erne men’s favour. Things are tight in Division Three. Kildare […]
Fermanagh in good form ahead of visit of the Yeatsmen
February 28, 2025
By Katrina Brennan “STOP giving me a heart attack boys,” laughed Fermanagh manager Kieran Donnelly after his side’s one-point win against a previously unbeaten Offaly team, setting them up nicely for Saturday’s match against Sligo at Brewster Park. Donnelly could afford laugh because it was a big win and one they needed after losing to Clare the […]
Donnelly expecting an Offaly tough test
February 22, 2025
By Katrina Brennan KIERAN Donnelly believes they can come out on top of Sunday’s Division Three encounter against Offaly – but only if they play to their full potential. Mickey Harte and Declan Kelly’s men are unbeaten in three and provide a formidable challenge against a Fermanagh side coming off the back of a disappointing […]
We need to up our performance says Erne chief Donnelly
February 1, 2025
By Katrina Brennan “IT was a harrowing first half,” was how Fermanagh manager Kieran Donnelly (pictured) described Saturday’s Division Three opener against Kildare as they prepare to bounce back against Antrim. The Lilywhites raced into a 0-11 to 0-2 lead before Fermanagh got any sort of foothold in the game. “It was a tough game. We […]
McGurn makes his return
January 23, 2025
By Katrina Brennan WHILE some things came to a halt during Covid-19 pandemic, Darragh McGurn’s career as an online S&C coach took off. The Belnaleck man had not long finished his degree in aerospace engineering at the time, a far cry from what he does now . With over 50,000 followers on Instagram, McGurn’s bio […]