Westville Hotel Senior Football League Div 1 CLAIMING the scalp of the reigning county champions Erne Gaels can only enhance the development of Derrygonnelly’s young players, their manager Sean Flanagan insists. The Harps went clear at the top of the Division One table with a five point victory over visitors Belleek last midweek, Gareth McGovern […]
Donnelly admits that Erne were second best on the day
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IT’S the perennial if awkward question posed to every inter-county manager once their season ends after a loss but Fermanagh boss Kieran Donnelly took it in his stride on Sunday at Croke Park when he was asked – ‘What’s next?. The Brookborough man has now completed four years at the helm in the Erne hot […]
Fermanagh boss Kieran up for Kildare clash in Croker
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NOBODY said it would be easy! When the results filtered through from the various Tailteann Cup quarter-finals last weekend confirming that a couple of Division Four sides had sealed their passage into the semis, it would have been human nature for all Fermanagh fans to hope to land one of those minnows in the draw. […]
Sligo seen off as Erne book another Croke Park date
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Fermanagh 0-21 Sligo 1-16 BACK on home soil after their successful sojourn to Croke Park, Fermanagh booked a quick return to Jones’ Road HQ with a fully-merited two point victory over Sligo on Saturday evening in an engaging Tailteann Cup quarter-final. Ignore the final scoreline! It does scant justice to the hosts overall control of […]
Corrigan prepares for his first race post-Olympics
Ross Corrigan is preparing for his first international race since the Olympics at the end of the month. Corrigan was selected to row for Ireland in the Men’s Pair at the European Championships along with Olympic bronze medallist Daire Lynch. Lynch and Co Down man Philip Doyle came third in the Double Sculls in Paris last summer, so […]
International boxing comes to town
Tonight (Friday), the Westville Hotel in Enniskillen will stage an International Fight Night between Austria and Ireland with Irish Elite 60kg Lightweight Champion Rhys Owens on the bill for Ireland. The Erne Boxing Club-run event in partnership with the IABA High-Performance Unit, has garnered a lot of interest locally. Eight international contests are on the billing, […]
Baldwin’s departure is “soured” by postmatch comments
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After six years in charge, Fermanagh hurling manager Joe Baldwin has parted ways with the Erne County, but not in the way he would’ve hoped. Following an interview with the ‘Herald’ three weeks ago, in the aftermath of a heavy 17-point defeat to Sligo at Brewster Park, an angry Baldwin called out the commitment of […]
Roslea minors clinch the Division Two title
Roslea…1-7 Belcoo…2-16 Rosleaminor girls turned the tables on Belcoo, the team that had beaten them six days earlier in the final round of the league by a single point, to cruise to a convincing victory in Kinawley last Wednesday evening. The Shamrocks took a stranglehold on the tie from the outset and held a 1-5 […]
Jennings takes top spot at the May Day Rally
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Garry Jennings continued his winning streak with a victory at the Campbell Contracts May Day Rally on Monday afternoon at St Angelo. The victory is his third win in four rallies, after winning the Tour of the Sperrins, the Manx Rally in the Isle of Mann and now the Enniskillen May Day. While two weeks ago he […]
Tailteann time for Donnelly’s men
The Down defeat has been “parked”, says manager Kieran Donnelly, as attention turns to the Tailteann Cup competition this weekend. The draw was made last week and sees top seeds Fermanagh, grouped with Carlow, Longford and Wexford. On paper, it appears to be a reasonable draw for Fermanagh because when you look at some of […]