Dykes hopeful of a better 2018 for Ballinamallard


Of all of Ballinamallard’s festive fixtures, probably the visit of Crusaders to Ferney Park was the one bearing the least weight of expectation. It went as per the form book, although Ballinamallard did make their Crues sing for their supper, holding them scoreless in the first half. The loss of newly recruited defender Ryan O’Reilly […]


Dawn of a new era for Fermanagh


    A new era commences tonight in Brewster Park. Rory Gallagher, an Erne great on the field, takes charge of his county’s fortunes for the first time on the other side of the chalk. He faces Malachy O’Rourke’s Monaghan, a side which has caused Fermanagh more than their fair share of problems in recent […]


Gaels seek Ulster final glory


Enniskillen Gaels dominated Donegal champions St Eunan’s in Belfast last Saturday to book their place in the Ulster Club minor championship final. The Brewster boys gave notice of the sort of quality they had when they trounced the Cavan champions Ramor United in the quarter-final. Last Saturday’s result proved that was no flash in the […]


Windfall from Windmill Masks finance worries for GAA


Despite the Arctic conditions, there was a healthy attendance in Garrison on Monday evening for the Fermanagh GAA county convention. On an evening where proceedings were largely free of drama and contention, it was arguably the county finances which generated most talking points. After years of toing and froing, a one off payment of £220,000 […]


‘It’s all about belief’


  It’s been an eventful ten months for Gerry Flanagan. Back at the start of the year Malachy McConnell got him talked into taking on the Belnaleck seniors. It’s a small club, not a huge pick, but the Aughawillan native says he didn’t need a huge amount of persuading to take on the job.  “They […]


Cass confident Harps can do the business


    Declan Cassidy insists his side can only worry about themselves as Derrygonnelly gear up for another clash with Cavan Gaels. The sides meet again this weekend to see who can book an Ulster Club SFC Final appearance on November 26th against Derry kingpins Slaughtneil. Derrygonnelly and Cavan Gaels drew their last four meeting […]


Derrygonnelly older, wiser and ready for the next level


Derrygonnelly are back on the Ulster trail for a third consecutive Autumn. The only difference this year is that the Harps aren’t starting their campaign against favourites for Ulster and All-Ireland honours. 2015 and 2016 saw Archie Greene’s men drawn away against Slaughtneil. The fact that the Derry champions were playing up to St Patrick’s […]