THE death has taken place of one of Fermanagh’s most influential hurling figures. Tony Jackman, aged 79 years of the Knock’s, Lisnaskea, died peacefully in hospital on Wednesday of last week surrounded by his family. Mr Jackman was a stalwart of the Lisnaskea Emmetts hurling club and was held in high esteem to all who […]
Paddy Bradley looks ahead to Derry v Fermanagh
Derry and Fermanagh know each other inside out and obviously with Rory having been with Fermanagh he knows all the players and with Fermanagh playing a similar type style to when he was there and both teams coming off the back of two good victories, the winner will very much be in the top two […]
‘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 […]
Strong opposition to plans to knock down Quinn pub
For many years the famous bar had been the ‘go to’ watering hole for Fermanagh sports and music fans.
Lisnaskea ‘plunged into sadness’ by sudden death of young father
THERE has been an outpouring of grief and sadness across the local community this week following the death of young father, Gerard Reihill. The 39-year-old father-of-two was laid to rest on Saturday at Holy Cross Church in Lisnaskea after he passed away suddenly in hospital last Tuesday. The son of Bernie and the late Coni […]
Peter Quinn- A dreamer and believer
30 years ago Peter Quinn became the 30th president of the GAA. His time in office left a lasting legacy and now as he enjoys retirement as a grandfather of five, in an exclusive two-part interview, he talks about his presidency, playing days, family life and faith, amongst other things. March, 1991 and Teemore […]
Fermanagh minor team promote mental health campaign
SO many times over the last year we’ve heard about the damage that this pandemic is having on peoples mental health. The Fermanagh minor football team have decided to turn a negative into a positive with their month-long campaign ‘It’s Not Minor-It Matters’ to raise awareness around the issue of mental health and wellbeing. […]
Garrity unhappy with ‘Team of the Year’ selection
FERMANAGH may be All-Ireland Junior champions but you might not know it to look at the ‘Team of the Year’. While Fermanagh had five players named on the team, runners-up Wicklow had seven. Fermanagh manager Jonny Garrity was left feeling ‘bemused’ by the decision. “I’m delighted for the five to receive the recognition […]
Smith honored to take up role with Fermanagh
BELLEEK man Ciaran Smith is a former Fermanagh, Erne Gaels and MacRory Cup winning captain. When the new Fermanagh Under-17’s manager Aiden Gilroy came calling, Smith had no hesitation to take on the role of strength & conditioning coach for the year ahead, “I got a call from Aiden a couple of months ago […]