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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
It’s a ‘cruel, cruel game’ says the Mallards manager
DISAPPOINTED Mallards boss Harry McConkey said he “would have just loved there to have been extra-time today” after Saturday’s Irish Cup clash with Dergview finished 2-2 after 90 minutes. The game was forced straight to penalties, as stipulated in the rules of this year’s competition. “I know that might sound like sour grapes […]
No decision has been made about competition structure
LAST week’s correspondence from Fermanagh Competitions Control Committee chairperson Phil Flanagan stated; “By way of an update, clubs can begin to prepare for an 18 game Senior Football League campaign that will commence on Friday 21st May 2021 and a 9 game Erne Cup that will commence on Sunday 23rd May 2021. […]
It’s obvious Fermanagh hurling manager, Joe Baldwin means business and after drawing Cavan in the championship during the week, they have upped the anti, and the count down to the start of their competitive season is well and truly underway. “We’ve only got 15 places and it’s really up to the players, […]
Dane wants to keep momentum going for Qualifiers
The Six Nations campaign finished with a win at the weekend for scrum-half Kathryn Dane and her Ireland team-mates. A 25-5 victory over Italy secured Ireland third place in the competition after England ran out overall winners following their victory over France. On Monday afternoon, Dane was feeling the effects of a busy few […]
Irish Cup: It’s a family affair
It’s a big weekend for the Curry household as brothers Dean and Stephen prepare for the Irish Cup. But it’s a first round with a difference as there is a Curry in both camps. Stephen plays for Dergview and Dean lines out for Ballinamallard, so this weekend loyalties will be divided as the two […]
Mallards make it 3 wins from 3 friendlies
Ballinamallard Utd have been squeezing in all the game time they can in preparation for their Irish Cup game with Dergview on May 1. There has been no shortage of goals for the Mallards, having netted 15 goals in three games and only conceding three. Annagh Utd, Portstewart and Dungannon Swifts have provided […]