Quigley ready to play his 100th game for Fermanagh


ONE hundred games in the green and white jersey, how does that feel, Sean?   “Jaysus, that’s news to me. I didn’t think I had that many under my belt. I had an idea I was close to it but there was a right few I didn’t want to remember, so I was trying to […]

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Murphy hopeful the team can bounce back


FERMANAGH captain Courteney Murphy is eager to put last weekend’s disappointing performance against Sligo behind them, as they focus on their relegation battle with Down this weekend.   “It wasn’t a good performance, I think that was the worst of it. It was a strong Sligo team but we just didn’t perform at all. It […]

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Enniskillen rowers make history in Eton Dorney


ENNISKILLEN Royal Boat Club enjoyed a successful weekend across the water, at the National Schools’ Regatta in Eton Dorney.   They enjoyed five top ten finishes in illustrious company and made history when the boys won the J18 Coxed Fours Championship and became the first boys Irish crew to ever win a Championship event.   […]


Sligo is as must win game says Doonan


IT wasn’t the start Joanne Doonan and her teammates were hoping for but the joint vice captain is drawing on the positives, rather than the negatives, after their defeat to Roscommon.   “We’re disappointed to lose but we have a lot to learn from that game and we should probably take  some confidence in a […]

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McBrien signs for Swifts


BALLINAMALLARD’S Darragh McBrien has signed for Premiership side Dungannon Swifts on a three year deal.   The 19 year-old shone for the Mallards in their recent Irish Cup defeat to Dergview and after the game manager Harry McConkey said, “there has been Irish league interest in him before and I’ve no doubt there will be […]


Courteney says Fermanagh has a point to prove


  IT HAS been a long wait for Courteney Murphy and the Fermanagh ladies team but this weekend the Kinawley club player will lead out the Erne ladies for their opening league game against Roscommon.   Like every other player, first and foremost she’s delighted to be back playing competitive football but knows a few […]

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Kyle Lafferty plays with his late sister in mind


Kyle Lafferty says every time he goes out to play he’s thinking about his sister Sonia who passed away last November.   “I know she’s looking down on me and watching every single ball I kick. If I score a goal she’ll be up there cheering, so in the game, knowing that, I want to […]


The wait is over for Fermanagh hurlers


It has been a long time coming for Joe Baldwin and his Fermanagh hurlers but this Sunday they will travel to Breffni Park for their first round league match against Cavan.   Fermanagh have high hopes for the season ahead, with aspirations to get back to the Lory Meagher final and this year to go […]

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McMenamin relishing chance to play the Ulster Champions


A result “is massive but it’s not the end of the world,” says Fermanagh manager Ryan McMenamin, ahead of their first round meeting with Cavan on Saturday evening. McMenamin is a man who put things in perspective, maybe Covid has given us all a bit of perspective?   But if Fermanagh can overcome the reigning […]

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Ladies Senior Club League could be on hold until Septem


THE ladies club season will get underway this Sunday with a nine-aside league. County players will be exempt from taking part as they are in pre-season training with the county and are due to play their first league match on May 23 away to Roscommon.   The latest amendment to fixtures by Croke Park, which […]

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