In August Conor McShea climbed the steps in the John Vesey stand to collect Enniskillen’s first Division One trophy since 2001. Nine weeks later, the question is, will he be the one raising aloft the New York Cup on Sunday? Since McShea committed solely to the football side of things, after trying to balance being […]
Bonner knows side must improve for semi
Erne Gaels Belleek manager Declan Bonner has said that his side need to improve as they prepare for a crunch semi-final against Derrygonnelly on Sunday. The former Donegal boss saw his side weather a difficult Teemore challenge with the Belleek side coming through with two points to spare. Bonner was pleased that his side did enough […]
Harron kicks a late winner to secure semi for Ederney
Kinawley 0-15 Ederney 1-13 Luke Harron kicked an inspirational score with 82 minutes on the clock to send Ederney into the Fermanagh Senior Football Championship semi-final after a dramatic thriller on Sunday evening. The odds were stacked against an Ederney side missing several key players and trailing by seven points at the break, but they […]
Fermanagh unites in support of baby Ruairi
Ruairi, son of Ederney and former Fermanagh GAA player Paul McCusker and his wife Sarah, was seriously ill when he was born.
Plenty of learnings for Bonner’s men
“We only scored one point in the second half which, as I said to them, is not going to win too many championship matches,” was how Erne Gaels manager, Declan Bonner, summarised his side’s sucker-punch defeat at the hands of Derrygonnelly. The former Donegal manager said “there was plenty of learnings to take from it, […]
Fermanagh’s Eimear Smyth wins top LGFA award
FERMANAGH sharp-shooter Eimear Smyth has claimed the ZuCar Golden Boot Award at Croke Park today (Thursday) following her standout performances for the Erne county this season. Smyth, 23, from Derrygonnelly, played a key role for Fermanagh winning the TG4 All-Ireland Championships, finishing as the top scorer at all grades in Ireland, scoring an impressive 8-48. […]
Erne boss “blindsided” by McKenna Cup axing
Fermanagh manager Kieran Donnelly has said they were “blindsided” by the decision to suspend the Dr. McKenna Cup next year. The decision comes following a campaign over a number of years by the GPA (Gaelic Players’ Association) to abolish the pre-season inter-county competitions and at the weekend, the GAA Central Council voted to ‘pause’ the tournaments […]
Donnelly and Baldwin continue as Fermanagh managers
ON Tuesday afternoon, Fermanagh County Board confirmed that senior football manager Kieran Donnelly will remain in charge for a fourth season. Joe Baldwin once again takes charge of the senior hurlers following their Lory Meagher Cup success this year. At underage level, Maurice McLaughlin remains in charge of the under 20 footballers while Cyril Dunne […]
Gaels blow Harps away in 22-point demolition
ENNISKILLEN Gaels ruled supreme in a much-anticipated top-of-the-table Westville Hotel Senior Football League Division One game against Derrygonnelly Harps at Brewster Park last night. Due to Fermanagh’s involvement in the Tailteann Cup, the first round of league fixtures were postponed, with games taking place across the county last night (Tuesday). In Brewster Park, Simon Bradley’s […]
Derrygonnelly’s healthy initiatives helps charity
A FERMANAGH GAA club said they were “delighted” to support a local non-profit organisation with significant financial support following a number of health and wellbeing initiatives. Over the past 12 months, Derrygonnelly Harps GFC ran a hugely successful ‘Couch to 5K’ initiative, with the aim of helping elderly members of society stay active and integrate […]