Casey Howe’s recent club form with Athlone earned her a place in Northern Ireland’s senior team last week. Manager Tanya Oxtoby called in 21-year-old Howe for the European Qualifier against Malta last week but a stomach bug ruled the Maguiresbridge player out in the preceding days. On Tuesday afternoon against Bosnia and Herzegovina, it was […]
IFA hearing on Junior Cup game set for next week
Next Wednesday (April 24) there will be a Hearing at IFA Headquarters in Belfast with regards to the inclusion of suspended player Jordan McClure in Enniskillen Rangers’ pre-match Junior Cup semi-final against Tummery. After Tummery’s protest was not upheld by the IFA Junior and Youth Cup Committee last Tuesday night (April 9), a complaint has […]
Quigley to be part of BBC GAA coverage
Former Fermanagh star Seán Quigley will join the BBC Championship team this Sunday for live coverage of Fermanagh versus Armagh from Brewster Park. Quigley, and former Monaghan attacker Paul Finlay, will join BBC presenter Mark Sidebottom pitchside from 1.45pm for the Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final. Quigley, who opted out of the Fermanagh panel this […]
McKenna embarks on new challenge with Kinawley ladies
Kinawley ladies have a new manager for the season ahead. The league and championship holders have appointed Barry McKenna from Clogher and he will be assisted by Declan Brady, Brendan McManus and Shona McManus. It’s not McKenna’s first foray into the Fermanagh club scene, having coached Tempo men last year and previously Brookeborough. He also […]
Corrigan and Timoney for World Cup after ‘rocky’ period
Fermanagh rowers Ross Corrigan and Nathan Timoney flew out to Italy for the World Cup Rowing I early on Tuesday morning but whether the duo would feature at all was hanging in the balance right up until last week. After shelving the Olympic trials due to Timoney’s back injury, the obstacles kept coming for the […]
A family affair for Enniskillen coach Alastair Keys
ENNISKILLEN head coach Alastair Keys took over the reins from Stephen Welsh last summers and he has brought a ‘togetherness’ to the squad says his captain, Stephen Fox. Enniskillen were within a whisker of winning the league, only to be pipped by league champions Ballyclare with the last kick of the game in the penultimate round. “The commitment […]
Enniskillen’s Stephen Fox in the hunt for silverware
THE last time Enniskillen won a Towns’ Cup was in 2019 when they held Ballyclare scoreless to win 19-0 at Kingspan Stadium. That victory ended an 82 year wait for the trophy. Current captain Stephen Fox was part of the 2019 cup-winning side, with Matthew Dane, James Ferguson and James Carleton the only other players from the […]
‘We’re not going to feel sorry for ourselves’- Donnelly
When things go right they go very right and when they go wrong they go very wrong, and unfortunately for Fermanagh, it was the latter on Saturday afternoon in Ardee. Manager Kieran Donnelly watched on from the sideline as Louth landed blow after blow on their home turf. “It was a tough day, there’s no […]
Johnston in a race against time for NW200
If a positive mental attitude can heal broken bones, Maguiresbridge rider Lee Johnston will be on the grid at the North West 200 this May. But he’s in a race against time after crashing at between 80-90 mph during practice in Spain last month. Johnston, a five-time winner at the NW200, broke both his tibia and […]
Talented McBrien collects first trophy with Linfield
Darragh McBrien received his first taste of silverware with Linfield when they lifted the BetMcLean Cup on Saturday after a 3-1 win over Portadown. The Belnaleck man came off the bench for the closing stages in the final as the Blues extended their record of league cup triumphs to 12 – five ahead of their Big Two rivals […]