WITHIN minutes of the final whistle, Ryan McMenamin was sat up in the Gerry Arthur stand in St Tiernach’s Park with dictaphones pointing at him from all directions. Hard questions, easy question- the Dromore man, answered them all. One question that wasn’t asked was “will you stay?” or “do you want to stay?” but […]
Confident Connor will not shy away from the challenge
KANE Connor still likes to “think of myself as young enough” but admits that in the current squad he’d be regarded as “one of the older heads now, which is crazy to think” at only 28 years of age. Connor made his debut for Fermanagh under Peter Canavan back in 2012 , in […]
300 more fans allowed to attend Monaghan v Fermanagh
The Irish Government has brought forward by two days the 500 spectator limit at venues with a 5000 or more capacity. The announcement means that this Saturday’s Ulster Championship quarter final between Fermanagh and Monaghan, in Clones, will have 500 fans in attendance rather than the expected 200. Initially, plans to increase numbers at sporting […]
Teemore Shamrocks suspend club activity due to Covid
Teemore Shamrocks have suspended all club activities until early next after one player tested positive. The club who responded immediately to health concerns, are continuing to work with the PHA and recieve advice on this matter. Speaking to the Herald, Teemore Shamrocks Club Chairman, Tommy Clarke, confirmed, “One player has tested positive. A number of […]
Armstrong claims a historic first win in Poland
JON Armstrong became the first ever Junior European Championship event winner in the new Rally3 category when he cantered to success, at the season opener, in Poland at the weekend. The Kesh man, who also won the opening round of the Junior World Rally Championship in Croatia, behind the wheel of his Codemasters DiRT Rally […]
Column: Marty McGrath says…
A defeat in any game is hard to accept but it is particularly difficult when you underperform and yet come close to snatching a result. The ‘great effort’ slaps on the back count for nothing when that final whistle sounds and you’re on the wrong end of the result. On Saturday, for just over […]
Unsung Hero: Newtownbutler’s Seamus McLoughlin
SEAMUS McLoughlin has been a lifetime member of the Newtownbutler First Fermanaghs club. During his many decades of service, Seamus has taken on a number of different roles and responsibilities ranging right from work within the club, to sharing the views of the First Fermanaghs at county board level within the county. Being […]
Maughan’s men will be fit but Fermanagh can win it
AFTER playing 70 minutes of Championship football on a Sunday in sweltering conditions, the last thing you would want is a gruelling training session the following Tuesday, with the replay looming on Saturday! That’s exactly what happened in 2001 when our manager at the time, John Maughan, told us he was going to ‘blow […]
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 […]
Column: Opinions count for little…
Opinions count for little…but that doesn’t stop us giving them! AS a player I would often try to remove myself from opinions outside of the team. I would acknowledge and accept the views of people I met who wanted to discuss football but would privately ignore them, as I believed we could and would, […]