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 […]
Can the Erne men get a vital win to stay up?
Fermanagh will make the 70-odd mile trip to Ardee this Saturday to take on Louth as the Division Two relegation battle really heats up. Ger Brennan’s side are hot on Fermanagh’s heels, with two points on the board and sitting second-from-bottom. While the Erne men boast one point more and sit one place higher in […]
Olympics preparation ramps up for Corrigan and Timoney
In 143 days from today (Thursday), Ross Corrigan and Nathan Timoney will hope to be in their boat, on the starting line, at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Fermanagh duo qualified the Men’s Pair boat at the World Championships in Belgrade last September when they also went on to secure a world bronze medal. This […]
Baldwin taking it one game at a time
Four weeks ago, last Tuesday, Fermanagh hurling manager, Joe Baldwin, suffered a stroke but such is his determination and love for the game that he was in Carrick-on-Shannon watching on from the stand and taking the stats as his side overcame Leitrim with a comprehensive 1-26 to 1-5 victory the first day out. While coaches […]
Boles named in Six Nations squad
Fermanagh’s Claire Boles has been named in Ireland’s squad for the upcoming Women’s Six Nations with current Enniskillen player India Daley included on the training panel. Head Coach Scott Bemand named his 35-player squad on Monday with the campaign set to get underway against France at Stade Marie-Marvingt on Saturday, 23 March. The Carrybridge woman said she was “really delighted” to […]
McGourty opts for ‘common sense approach’
There haven’t been too many games Fermanagh manager CJ McGourty has been involved in that have delivered 10 goals but on Sunday that’s exactly what materialised against Kilkenny and thankfully it was his team that was the one rattling the ‘onion bag’. It might not have produced much in terms of learning for the Erne ladies […]
Enniskillen Royal one step away from long-awaited semi
This weekend, Enniskillen Royal Grammar schoolboys aim to be the first team since the Portora Royal team of 2007 to reach the Schools’ Cup rugby semi-finals. Coincidentally, it was Wallace who knocked Portora out of the competition at the last-four stage that year, and the current school coach and Enniskillen Royal teacher Ashley Finlay was […]