Fermanagh heads across the water this weekend for a fifth-round clash with Warwickshire and it’s one the Ernemen are expected to win. Joe Baldwin’s side have shown a fine bit of form of late. After an opening-round defeat to Louth, the Ernemen have had back-to-back wins against Longford and Monaghan. Fermanagh currently sit third in […]
St Aidan’s win first-ever Ulster Schools’ hurling title
St Aidan’s Derrylin 3-2 St Malachy’s Castlwellan 1-3 St Aidan’s High School in Derrylin beat St Malachy’s Castlewellan this afternoon (Friday) to win the Under 16.5 Noone Cup. The Derrylin boys had to see off St the Baptist earlier in the day, when they defeated the Portadown school 3-4 to 0-1 It’s a first-ever Ulster […]
Lisbellaw GAA men ready to run for club development
TEN members of Lisbellaw GAA club are preparing to take part in a mammoth 100-mile running challenge to raise money to help with the “exciting plans” for development at their grounds. Tomorrow (Saturday), a large crowd is expected to turn out to Lisbellaw as current and former players set off on their run, each clocking […]
Sadness at death of Fermanagh All-Ireland Junior winner
THE Fermanagh GAA community has been left saddened following the death of Hugh Murphy. Mr Murphy, formerly from Derrylin, was a member of the Fermanagh GAA team who won the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship title in 1959, following a memorable win over London. That Fermanagh team etched their names into the history books when they captured the All-Ireland […]
St Michael’s retain Corn Dé Danann hurling title
St Michael’s College overcame Coláiste Feirste in Cookstown this afternoon (Friday) to win the under 15.5 Corn Dé Danaan Final. St Michael’s saw off the Belfast school to win 7-7 to 4-4. Full report and pictures in Wednesday’s paper.
Fermanagh bids to bounce back against Offaly
Last weekend was a tale of what could’ve been as the woodwork denied Fermanagh a win against Clare late on. “It’s fine lines,” said Fermanagh manager Kieran Donnelly, after his side’s second defeat in three games. “It was always going to be a difficult game,” he said, “I’m very proud of the players, we played […]
Phil wins Fermanagh’s ‘Volunteer in Sport’ award
THE Federation of Irish Sport has announced that Phil Flanagan has been named County Fermanagh’s 2024 recipient of the Volunteers in Sport Awards. Phil will be honoured at a special awards ceremony on Friday, 28 February 2025, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown, alongside a volunteer from every county in Ireland (four from Dublin) in recognition […]
South West College into quarters after beating Magee
South West College 3-8 Ulster University Magee 1-12 South West College have qualified for the quarter-finals of the Corn na Mac Lenin Higher Education GAA Senior Football Championship after an impressive two-point victory over UU Magee in Tempo on Tuesday night. Magee had Fermanagh representation on their side with Newtownbutler’s Sean Conlon and Keelan Fitzpatrick. […]
Jones brothers make move to Leitrim Gaels
Some clarity around the long-running debacle regarding brothers Ryan, Conall and Garvan Jones was reached last week after the trio transferred from Derrygonnelly Harps to Leitrim Gaels. To read more on this story see this week’s Fermanagh Herald. Can’t get to the shop to collect your copy? No problem! You can download a copy straight […]
Porteous ‘privileged’ to captain the team
Rory Porteous linked up with Fermanagh hurlers back in 2011 and by his own admission, he watched from the bench for the first five years. It was in 2016 that he became a mainstay on the team and hasn’t looked back since then. After playing up front with both Maguiresbridge footballers, Lisbellaw hurlers and the […]