AS ‘Line of Duty’ reached its climax on Sunday night last, Fermanagh man Adrian Dunbar and his AC-12 colleagues cracked the case and exposed DSI Ian Buckells, played by Roslea descendant Nigel Boyle, as the fourth man in the corrupt police organisation ‘H’. As the show drew to a conclusion, long-term crime suspect Darren Hunter […]
No decision has been made about competition structure
LAST week’s correspondence from Fermanagh Competitions Control Committee chairperson Phil Flanagan stated; “By way of an update, clubs can begin to prepare for an 18 game Senior Football League campaign that will commence on Friday 21st May 2021 and a 9 game Erne Cup that will commence on Sunday 23rd May 2021. […]
Club managers have their say about fixtures calendar
Last week the Fermanagh CCC issued their plans for the upcoming season, with 18 games for senior teams and nine league games planned for the Erne Cup sides. The CCC has indicated a start date of May 21 for the Senior league and May 23 for the Erne Cup. Mickey Cassidy, Ederney St Joseph’s […]
Kevin ‘Foster’ing a successful club
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 […]