For the past forty years, Kevin Foster has been a mainstay in the St Pat’s Donagh club. During that time, he has turned his hand to a number of different roles including the position of club secretary and treasurer. Kevin’s earliest memory of St Pat’s was watching his father Paddy, who was the […]
‘Away to Monaghan is never going to be easy’ McMenamin
FERMANAGH have been drawn to play Monaghan in this year’s Ulster Championship. The draw was made live on the RTE Six One news on Tuesday evening. Fermanagh avoided the preliminary round of the draw but were dealt an away fixture for the quarter final meeting with neighbours Monaghan. Fermanagh’s last Ulster Championship […]
Donagh man Quaile helps grow GAA in Canada
From winning a Fermanagh Senior Football Championship medal with St Patrick’s Donagh to creating a brand new GAA club in Vancouver, Canada, Patrick Quaile is embracing the spirit of the GAA in lands far away. On May 24, 2014 Patrick and his wife Sarah boarded a plane to Canada on a two-year working holiday […]
Paul’s proud to play his part for the Leckers
For the past 48 years, Paul Owens has played an active role in the Belnaleck Art MacMurrough’s club. Paul etched his name into the history books in Belnaleck when he played his part in a historic double league success over three decades ago. “I started playing for the club around 16. I played a […]
Unsung Hero- Tim Flaherty continues to play his part
Since he moved to Belcoo from the Aran Islands 43 years ago, in 1978, Tim Flaherty has been a longstanding member of the Belcoo club and has turned his hand to a number of different roles on the executive committee. A proud native of Galway, he got his first taste of GAA involvement with […]
4 weeks is “absolutely ridiculous”- McIver
Fermanagh assistant manager, Paul McIver has called on the GAA to give inter-county players a minimum of six weeks lead in time to the season commencing. Last week, the Irish government’s relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions paved the way for a return of inter-county action from April 19. GAA president John Horan has previously stated […]
Peter Quinn-a family man and a football man
In the second of Peter Quinn’s two-part interview, he talks about life on and off the football pitch. A life brimming with highs and some lows too has made him the man he is today. Have you changed over the years, Peter? “Indeed I have, thankfully” he laughs. “I’m not as hot-headed as […]
‘Unsung Hero’- John does his bit for Maguiresbridge
Since his first involvement in the club as an aspiring young footballer in 1964, John Rice has been a long-standing stalwart of the Maguiresbridge St. Marys club and still to the present day remains a very active member within the club committee. During his playing career, John experienced much success at the club, playing […]
Inspirational Ruairi swaps the sidelines for frontline
Despite suffering from the neurological disorder, cerebral palsy , Ruairi McDermott is no stranger to the sideline of GAA pitches up and down the county. With sport on the back burner at the minute, the Kinawley man has swapped the sideline for the frontline, as he volunteers at the vaccination centre in Enniskillen. Ruairi, […]
GAA to receive over £750,000 from Sport NI fund
Fermanagh GAA is set to receive a very handsome sum of £751,279 from the Sport NI Sports Sustainability Fund. The scheme which was set up in December to support sports clubs through the ongoing pandemic announced £10.5 million additional funding for the sporting sector bringing the total investment through this specefic fund to £22.4 million. […]