ERNE Gaels have the home advantage this weekend when they host Ederney on Sunday afternoon. The Belleek men enjoyed two wins from three in the championship campaign but lost their final-round match to Derrygonnelly. Erne Gaels manager, Seamus Ryder, says there was lots of leanings to be taken from that game; “We watched it back […]
Aghadrumsee celebrate after extra time victory
THIS was a hard-fought Intermediate football final that went right down to the wire with Aghadrumsee claiming the honours in extra time. The lead exchanged hands a number of times and there was nothing between the sides at the break, level pegging at 1-3 apiece. Aghadrumsee started the brighter of the two teams in the second half […]
Championship schedule changed
THE refixed Senior Football Championship Group A Round 3 game between Roslea and Belnaleck is scheduled to take place in Kinawley on Sunday (October 1) at 4pm. As a result, the quarter-finals, which were supposed to take place this coming weekend, have now been pushed back until the weekend of October 7/8. The semi-finals have […]
Interest in learning Irish language is ‘increasing’
ONE of Fermanagh’s leading Gaeilgeoirs feels that more needs to be done throughout the county so that the ‘new generation of people’ will embrace and want to learn the Irish language. Growing up in Roslea, Ciarán Mag Uidhir’s love of Irish language stemmed from listening to the likes of TG4 commentators Brian Tyres and Mac Dara MacDonnacha […]
Fermanagh’s ash trees give hurley makers hope
FERMANAGH is turning into a mecca for Ireland’s hurley makers as they search for the dwindling wood they need to keep a healthy production line going. The ancient Irish sport of hurling is called the “clash of the ash” because the hurls or hurley sticks are made from the bottom 1.3m of the native Irish ash tree. […]
Quigley pleased to bring trophy ‘back home’
ROSLEA joint-captain Seán Quigley admitted the Shamrocks got the ‘rub of the green’ after they ended their nine-year wait for silverware on Sunday. Two goals in the last six minutes were key for Ciaran Murphy’s team and Quigley, who kicked six points for his side, was very pleased with the character and resilience shown by his teammates. […]
League titles are up for grabs on Sunday
THE flags will be flying and a large crowd is expected to turn out to Brewster Park on Sunday for the Fermanagh Senior Football League Division One and Division Two Finals. At 2pm, the action will begin when Sid Mulrone’s Devenish St Mary’s take on Roslea Shamrocks, managed by Monaghan man Ciaran Murphy, in the […]
Murphy wants to bring silverware to Roslea
IN his first year in charge, Killaney native Ciaran Murphy has guided Roslea to the Division Two League Final and promotion back to the top division. The Monaghan man, who took over from Ballygawley’s Eamon Kavanagh in April, says that securing one of the top two spots in the league was always his main goal and […]
‘We must play to our full potential’
DEVENISH boss Sid Mulrone is hoping a win on Sunday in the Division Two League Final will act as a ‘springboard’ for the Garrison men as they aim to make their mark in the upcoming Senior Football Championship. The St Mary’s men have been the standout team in the Second Division, topping the table with […]
Corrigan wants team to learn from last year’s loss
KINAWLEY manager Dom Corrigan wants his players to ‘give a good account of themselves’ on Sunday as they prepare to take on Derrygonnelly in the Division One League Final. The Brian Boru’s booked their place in the league decider on Friday night after a three-point win over Belnaleck. Corrigan was pleased with his team’s win […]