Playing behind closed doors the new normal


THE show must go on as Fermanagh took on Laois in their last league game behind closed doors to an eerily quite Brewster Park on Saturday.  Attention now turns to the win-or-bust Ulster Championship opener ten days from now where there won’t be a single supporter on site to cheer on the county team in […]


Shock at sudden death of GAA goalkeeper (33)


TRIBUTES have poured in from across Fermanagh,Tyrone and the entire GAA community after the shocking news that former Tyrone goalkeeper Johnny Curran had died suddenly on Sunday morning.   Mr Curran, who was just 33, was between the posts when Tyrone won the All Ireland minor final in 2004 and was also on the senior […]


Erne GAA season suspended


Fermanagh GAA has announced that all training and all games within the county have been suspended until further notice, at both club and county level, as a result of a spike in Covid-19 cases within the county. A spokesperson for Fermanagh GAA said: “At a meeting of An Coiste Bainistí yesterday evening via tele-conference, it […]


Harps aiming for six


Five times Senior Champions Derrygonnelly Harps will face contenders Ederney St Joseph’s  on Sunday evening in this season’s Championship final.   Harps will be looking for their sixth New York Gold Cup in a row while Ederney will be looking to bridge their 52 year gap.   Joint Harps manager Brandan Rasdale says, “We’ll have […]


Gaels look to end seven year wait


THIS Saturday evening, Enniskillen Gaels are going in search of ending their seven-year long wait for Championship glory when they face Maguiresbridge St Mary’s in the Kevin Courtney Garage & Car Sales Intermediate Championship Final.   Gaels manager John Reihill is relishing the Championship final showdown with Maguiresbridge  while new boy on the block David […]


‘Teams that spend the most time learning the new rules


  FERMANAGH’S Niall Cullen has been on the GAA’s Championship Referees’ Panel since 2017 and he believes that his inter-county experience will give him an advantage when the club game returns later this month.   While the tier-two championship was postponed, the new rules are not being delayed as football finally returns. The Erne Gaels […]

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GAA stars bleach the locks for a good cause!


SINGER Rod Stewart’s album ‘Blondes have more Fun’ in his 1978 album has certainly been taken to heart by a group of Fermanagh GAA stars. A number of the Erne county’s boys are following that line to raise £5,000 for Olivia Mlhern. The Erne lads are hoping to raise much needed funds for the treatment […]


Is mental health still a taboo subject in changing room


KANE CONNOR (BELNALECK & FERMANAGH) Is the subject of mental health still a taboo subject in GAA dressing rooms? I think so. In a changing room full of lads, it goes back to that thing were too few are still prepared to talk about it. I suppose you’re part of a team, you’re focused and […]

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