By Pauric McGurn Dual star Odhran Johnston once again put in a sublime performance on Saturday as Fermanagh got their Lory Meagher campaign off to a winning start. Johnston, who has been involved with Erne Gaels senior footballers for four years has also played for Fermanagh minors and under-20 footballers. The 21-year-old from Belleek, who is in […]
St Aidan’s boys book their place in an Ulster decider
St. Aidan’s 5-10 Rosses CS Dungloe 2-10 By Martin McBrien ST AIDAN’S produced a strong second-half display on Thursday morning to book their place in the Ulster Final on either Thursday 25 or Friday, 26 April against Largy College, Clones (venue tbc). After the teams were level-pegging at the break on 2-5 apiece, St Aidan’s enjoyed […]
Keenan determined to bounce back
By Pauric McGurn Tom Keenan will line out for Fermanagh this Saturday when the Erne hurlers begin their quest for Lory Meagher success with an away trip to Leitrim. The game against the Connacht side will be played at Shane McGettigan Park in Drumshanbo and it’s a chance for the hurlers to get back to winning […]
Aghadrumsee celebrate after extra time victory
THIS was a hard-fought Intermediate football final that went right down to the wire with Aghadrumsee claiming the honours in extra time. The lead exchanged hands a number of times and there was nothing between the sides at the break, level pegging at 1-3 apiece. Aghadrumsee started the brighter of the two teams in the second half […]
Flanagan expects ‘huge test’ against Erne Gaels
After watching his side overcome Belnaleck with ten points to spare, Derrygonnelly Harps manager Sean Flanagan said his team will need to show more improvement this weekend when they take on Erne Gaels this Sunday: “We are happy enough just to get the win first and foremost and some elements of our performance were impressive, […]
Veteran Jones grateful for ‘days like these’
EXPERIENCED Derrygonnelly defender Michael Jones was delighted to pick up another Division One league title after seeing his side come out the right side of a bruising encounter with Kinawley on Sunday. “It was a tight bruising encounter and both sides really did battle well. We were probably slow enough to get going and we went in at […]
Kelm goal clinches win for Erne Gaels at the death
Erne Gaels 2-7 Belnaleck 1-9 Aoghan Kelm hit a late goal for Erne Gaels on Friday evening to secure both points in a closely fought encounter in Belleek. Both sides will have strong ambitions this season of doing something special with reigning league champions Erne Gaels looking to hold onto their crown. While Belnaleck, with new […]
Opening defeat for Erne men in Dr McKenna Cup
Tyrone 0-17 Fermanagh 1-7 By Pauric McGurn Fermanagh’s McKenna Cup campaign started with a defeat to neighbours Tyrone at O’Neill’s Healy Park, Omagh, on Wednesday (yesterday) evening. Fermanagh only had four starters from last year’s opening McKenna Cup game with Monaghan but it was only Diarmaid King who was making his Fermanagh debut for Kieran Donnelly’s charges. […]
Gaels dig deep to win fourth consecutive title
Enniskillen 0-14 Kinawley 1-8 By Pauric McGurn CONOR Watson opened the scoring on Saturday evening and he closed it as Enniskillen Gaels collected their fourth Reserve A Championship title in a row. Indeed, Watson was the star of the show for Enniskillen Gaels and was backed up by an impressive showing from the likes of Ethan […]
‘We need to build on this performance’- Donnelly
Fermanagh manager Kieran Donnelly said he was satisfied after his team took a point away from Aughrim on Sunday afternoon and it’s something for his side now to build on before they welcome Laois to Enniskillen in round three. Speaking after the match, which finished 1-10 to 2-7, the Brookeborough man admitted that the result has to […]