Fermanagh can make it three from three


Column – Barry Owens – The Last Line With the postponement of Fermanagh’s game with Sligo it means that Fermanagh could be faced with playing three tricky games in three weeks, with the Sligo game being re-fixed for this weekend followed by Derry at home the Saturday after and Westmeath away the week after. Rory […]

Fermanagh will have to lift it for Offaly


   Fermanagh’s all-action half forward Aidan Breen continued his run of scoring in every game so far this season with a timely point to secure victory for the hosts on Sunday. The Tempo ace was happy with the final score board, but recognises there’s room for improvement ahead of next week’s visit by Offaly. “It […]

Dawn of a new era for Fermanagh


    A new era commences tonight in Brewster Park. Rory Gallagher, an Erne great on the field, takes charge of his county’s fortunes for the first time on the other side of the chalk. He faces Malachy O’Rourke’s Monaghan, a side which has caused Fermanagh more than their fair share of problems in recent […]

Gaels seek Ulster final glory


Enniskillen Gaels dominated Donegal champions St Eunan’s in Belfast last Saturday to book their place in the Ulster Club minor championship final. The Brewster boys gave notice of the sort of quality they had when they trounced the Cavan champions Ramor United in the quarter-final. Last Saturday’s result proved that was no flash in the […]

Windfall from Windmill Masks finance worries for GAA


Despite the Arctic conditions, there was a healthy attendance in Garrison on Monday evening for the Fermanagh GAA county convention. On an evening where proceedings were largely free of drama and contention, it was arguably the county finances which generated most talking points. After years of toing and froing, a one off payment of £220,000 […]

Fermanagh’s All-Ireland winners rough it for homeless


  A GROUP of Fermanagh GAA county stars are taking part in the ‘Gaelic Voices for Change’ solidarity sleep-out to raise awareness of the escalating housing and homeless crisis.  Marita McDonald, Shauna Hamilton, Ellie McMahon, Sarah Britton and Courtney Murphy from the Fermanagh Ladies as well as Fermanagh Hurlers Andrew Breslin, Ger McNally, Sean Corrigan, […]

A bitter defeat for battling Belnaleck


As a player with Leitrim county teams back in the 1980s, Gerry Flanagan was hard working, teak tough but fair. He never gave less than 100 per cent and that is one of the attributes he has been developing in this young Belnaleck side this season. Saturday night was a cruel defeat, but Flanagan was […]

‘It’s all about belief’


  It’s been an eventful ten months for Gerry Flanagan. Back at the start of the year Malachy McConnell got him talked into taking on the Belnaleck seniors. It’s a small club, not a huge pick, but the Aughawillan native says he didn’t need a huge amount of persuading to take on the job.  “They […]