FERMANAGH hurling manager, Joe Baldwin, expressed how proud he is of the Fermanagh hurling squad after they came so close to toppling Armagh in Crossmaglen, on Saturday. Going into this game both these sides knew it was too big a gap to reign in the likes of Roscommon, Tyrone and Donegal, who this weekend will fight it out […]
Baldwin is not bothered about ‘underdogs’ tag
NOT for the first time this season, Joe Baldwin is unhappy with a decision taken by the GAA hierarchy. On Monday morning, the Fermanagh manager received communication from the Armagh County Board to say that the Nickey Rackard Cup clash between Fermanagh and Armagh would be moved to Crossmaglen, instead of being played in the […]
County players available for club action this weekend
THE Fermanagh club season gets underway this Saturday evening and it was expected that the Club Players’ Competition would be a ‘starred’ competition until Fermanagh’s season reaches its conclusion. However, it has been confirmed by Fermanagh CCC this afternoon that county players will now be available for their clubs this weekend, which will come as […]
Baldwin ‘incredibly proud’ of players despite defeat
FERMANAGH hurling boss Joe Baldwin says he’s ‘incredibly proud’ of his players even if the result didn’t go their way in a narrow defeat to Tyrone on Saturday. The Erne County more than played their part in a gripping contest against the Division 3A champions, but the reality is they still have no points on […]
Feely expecting ‘tough challenge’ from Donegal
By Mark McGoldrick WHILE the Fermanagh forward line of Cian O’Brien, Kealan Fitzpatrick and Mattie McDermott stole all the headlines on Saturday evening for their clinical display, further down the pitch, another man was catching the eye for his steely performance – Lanty Feely. Feely, a Devenish clubman, slotted in at full back on the minor […]
Captaining Fermanagh is a ‘massive honour’ for Gordon
ANDREA Gordon is one of the most experienced players in the Fermanagh ladies squad at 35 years of age, but surprisingly, she will be making her debut when she leads the Ernesiders out at Silverbridge on Saturday. For over two decades, Gordon has been one of the stalwart of the Derrygonnelly Harps ladies team and when new […]
Donnelly has ‘nothing but credit’ for his players
IT doesn’t come much tougher than the All-Ireland champions in your first season in charge as manager but Kieran Donnelly and Fermanagh met the challenge head on to their credit. There was no ‘parking the bus’, the Erne men attacked this game as much as their counterparts and by half time they trailed by a […]
A victory would be very sweet for Treacy
FIRST and foremost, Ger Treacy is a Fermanagh man. A Fermanagh man living in Tyrone but there’s no question that his roots are firmly embedded in Fermanagh GAA. On Saturday night, you’ll find him on the sideline with Kieran Donnelly and not for the first time. Back in 2011, Treacy was part of Peter Canavan’s backroom team alongside […]
Donnelly ready for formidable challenge
TWENTY-SIX years ago, 19 year-old Kieran Donnelly made his Ulster Championship debut for Fermanagh against Tyrone. The Brookeborough man lined out at wing half-forward that day but after helping keep the game competitive for a large part, they succumbed to a fairly heavy Tyrone beating down in Healy Park. Memories of defeats at the hands of Tyrone […]
Tyrone will ignite the spark in Breen
WORKING with Tyrone men on the sites around Belfast and Armagh lends itself to plenty of ‘slagging’ for electrician Aidan Breen, ahead of Satutrday’s big match. The Tempo man can take it though and laughs it off saying “ it’s a bit of craic” as he readies himself for his 102nd game in the green and […]