By Daire Walsh Having already done it once before with the Erne County, Aisling O’Brien is hopeful Fermanagh can make amends for a disappointing end to 2022 by going all the way in this year’s TG4 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship. Back in September 2019, O’Brien was selected at corner-forward as the Ulster side lost out […]
Erne minor girls off to a winning start
Derry 2-8 Fermanagh 3-8 Fermanagh minor girls produced an excellent hour in Owenbeg on Saturday to overturn Derry in their championship opener. The Fermanagh girls trailed by two at the interval but showed great character and desire to battle back and come out on top by the final whistle. The victory was nothing more than […]
Daly ready for ‘formidable’ Leitrim
‘This is where we want to be,’ said Fermanagh manager James Daly, ahead of Sunday’s crunch National Football League Division 4 semi-final against Leitrim. A three-point win over Carlow and a comprehensive 13-point victory over London the last day out secured Fermanagh’s place in the league semi, where the Erne ladies will come up against […]
Fermanagh won’t take London lightly, warns Daly
‘We have to do everything to get the win’ is the message from James Daly, ahead of Fermanagh’s crunch league game against London, on Sunday. Currently sitting second in the Division 4A table, on three points, the Fermanagh ladies are in prime position for qualification for the league semi-final, and the Erne manager is urging […]
Daly welcomes back experienced players
Fermanagh ladies were back training last week and it’s a much-strengthened panel James Daly has at his disposal. The return of Kinawley players, Roísín O’Reilly, Erin and Courteney Murphy, and Devenish’s Aisling Maguire, following their departure from the panel last year is a massive plus for Daly. The return of Kinawley sisters, Danielle and Lisa Maguire from Australia […]
Kinawley ready for senior championship campaign
By Martin McBrien With four successive Fermanagh Intermediate triumphs, culminating in the coveted Ulster crown, Kinawley now have their sights set on the provincial senior trail. However, they first have to win Fermanagh honours by overcoming the formidable hurdle presented by familiar opponents, Derrygonnelly. The Harps’ opening round demolition of Enniskillen means that this Saturday’s […]
Column: Hawk Eye with Eimear Keenan
Eimear Keenan takes an irreverent view on the Fermanagh v Antrim All Ireland Final replay. All Ireland final day part two. A shorter drive to the Orchard County this time around and less worry of tolls, euros and clamping. I parked in a built-up area just beside the ground knowing that if anyone dared clamp […]
McCarville ready to ‘put it to them’
Quietly she goes about her business, on and off the field. 22 year-old Sarah McCarville has been involved in the Fermanagh set-up since 2016, and was part of the 2017 and 2020 teams that won the Junior All Ireland. Interestingly, the Aghadrumsee player was the sub goalkeeper on the 2017 side that beat Derry in […]
McGloin following in her late grandfather’s footsteps
All Ireland titles don’t come around too often for Fermanagh in any code. When the county’s senior men won the All Ireland Junior title in 1959, Molly McGloin’s grandfather, the late Joe Pat Prunty, was playing full back against Kerry that day, in New Eltham Stadium in London. Joe Pat won four senior championships with […]
A poem for Fermanagh ladies by Brian McCabe
Brian McCabe from Lisnaskea has penned a poem in tribute to the Fermanagh ladies, ahead of this Saturday’s All Ireland Junior Final replay. We decorated our towns and villages for the ladies in green One of the finest young teams that’s ever been seen, It was the chance for us to all to showcase […]