Sports Personality Award: Casey on the comeback trail


It all started in Nanny Pearl’s back garden for Casey Howe, when she used to kick about with her cousin Kane. The next stop was a trip down the road to Ballinamallard Football Club and from there the ‘fire’ was lit. Under the tutelage of Joe Corcoran, Derek McBride and Derek Sharpe, to name but […]


St Aidan’s U16 girls ready for Ulster Shield decider


On Friday morning, at the Peace Link in Clones (11am), St Aidan’s under-16 girls will bid to bring another Ulster title back to the school when they take on Beech Hill College, Monaghan, in the Ulster Shield Final. After the boys won the McCormack and McEvoy Cup competition last year, the girls will hope to […]


Jones brothers make move to Leitrim Gaels


Some clarity around the long-running debacle regarding brothers Ryan, Conall and Garvan Jones was reached last week after the trio transferred from Derrygonnelly Harps to Leitrim Gaels. To read more on this story see this week’s Fermanagh Herald. Can’t get to the shop to collect your copy? No problem! You can download a copy straight […]


Porteous ‘privileged’ to captain the team


Rory Porteous linked up with Fermanagh hurlers back in 2011 and by his own admission, he watched from the bench for the first five years. It was in 2016 that he became a mainstay on the team and hasn’t looked back since then. After playing up front with both Maguiresbridge footballers, Lisbellaw hurlers and the […]


Skins bid to lift a first All-Ireland Junior Cup


Enniskillen will bid to get their hands on the prestigious All-Ireland Junior Cup this weekend when they travel to Ashbourne to play Dublin side Bective Rangers. Only three Ulster teams have ever won the prize, Rainey Old Boys in its inaugural year 2005/2006, City of Derry five years later and Clogher Valley won it back-to-back in 2022 […]


St Aidan’s make it back-to-back wins


Under 15.5 McEvoy Cup Group Stage Inver College, Carrickmacross  3-15 St Aidan’s, Derrylin 6-8 Reigning champions St Aidan’s HS followed up on their victory against St Kevin’s with another win on Tuesday morning. The Derrylin schoolboys came from six points down with 15 minutes to go, to win by two.  Three goals in either half […]


‘Nobody gives us a chance against Kildare’ – Donnelly


“I thought it was a good game” was Fermanagh manager Kieran Donnelly’s opening remarks after their challenge game against Monaghan…and so say all of us. On first viewing of the rules in person, the game was faster, more direct and the long kickouts were refreshing to watch, especially when the ball was plucked out of […]


Leitrim ‘will be favourites and rightly so’- McGourty


On Sunday Fermanagh ladies kickstart their season and it’s a mouth-watering tie to get things going. After winning the Junior Championship in the summer, Fermanagh take on Intermediate Champions Leitrim in the first round, down in Carrick-on-Shannon (2pm). Former Fermanagh manager and current Leitrim manager Jonny Garrity, along with Dermott Feely, Fergal Shannon and Eimear […]


Preparations for Enniskillen 10k underway


After making its return last year following a five-year absence, preparations for the ‘Castle to Castle’ Enniskillen 10k are already underway. The race organised Enniskillen Running Club and sponsored by Modern Tyres will take place on Saturday, June 14 at the slightly later time of 10am. Over 1200 participants enjoyed running and walking the route […]


Baldwin appoints Keenan and Porteous as Erne captains


Erne manager Joe Baldwin has confirmed Tom Keenan and Rory Porteous will be the new Fermanagh joint hurling captains. They take over from Ryan Bogue who led the side to Lory Meagher Cup success last season. Baldwin continues to develop younger players and the appointment of Kinawley man Tom Keenan is a testament to that; […]