By Annie Flynn TWO months ago Blaíthín Bogue boarded the plane to Melbourne as she set off on a new adventure Down Under. The 24-year-old from Tempo was signed by Australian Football League Women’s side North Melbourne Kangaroos on a two-year contract. Bogue missed most of the Kangaroos’ preseason preparations because of Fermanagh’s glorious run […]
Harps girls romp into final
Derrygonnelly 6-14 Aghadrumsee 0-2 In a game that went very much as anticipated, four first half goals, en route to a 20 points lead, left Derrygonnelly with their final spot secured by half time. Stouter second half Aghadrumsee resistance meant the winners weren’t as prolific but the game was still played mostly in the St. […]
Fermanagh’s Eimear Smyth wins top LGFA award
FERMANAGH sharp-shooter Eimear Smyth has claimed the ZuCar Golden Boot Award at Croke Park today (Thursday) following her standout performances for the Erne county this season. Smyth, 23, from Derrygonnelly, played a key role for Fermanagh winning the TG4 All-Ireland Championships, finishing as the top scorer at all grades in Ireland, scoring an impressive 8-48. […]
McGinley hopes his side can produce a good performance
Once again, Kinawley and Derrygonnelly will do battle for silverware with the Division One cup up for grabs this Sunday afternoon in Belcoo. The Harps, under new managers Garvan McGinley and Dermott Carroll will set about upsetting the odds and recapturing the cup the club last won in 2022. Holders Kinawley provide a formidable challenge […]
Inspirational Gleeson finally lifts the cup in Croke
Fermanagh stalwart Roisin Gleeson is currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer but that didn’t stop the Donagh woman finally climbing the steps at Croker to collect the cup on Sunday. When Roisin Gleeson raised aloft the West Country Hotel Cup on the steps of the Hogan Stand it generated the biggest cheer of the day. […]
McQuade relieved to come through a nervous finish
Fermanagh ladies captain Shannan McQuade felt “relief” as her team vanquished past disappointments to secure a hard-fought victory over Limerick, earning their spot back in the All-Ireland Junior final. Twelve months on from their defeat to Limerick at this stage, and after league semi-final heartbreak at the hands of Carlow in-between, this time Fermanagh could […]
Erne boss CJ CMcGourty ‘devastated’ for his players
FERMANAGH ladies manager CJ McGourty described Sunday’s defeat as “heartbreaking stuff”, as the Erne ladies missed out a Division Four Final place. “The girls have put in a lot of effort over the last couple of months, I’m devastated for them more than anything.” The Erne ladies led throughout only to be caught by a goal […]
Fermanagh footballer Cadhla Bogue is set for Miss NI!
TWENTY years after Enniskillen woman Kirsty Anne Gabriel Stewart was named Miss Northern Ireland, Tempo’s Cadhla Bogue is aiming to win the famous beauty pageant. Ahead of the upcoming Miss Northern Ireland event, the 21-year-old was scouted by a talent agency on Instagram. Last week, she qualified for the main event through the Miss Enniskillen heat […]
Scintillating Smyth ensures winning start
Fermanagh 2-14 Longford 0-6 NEW Fermanagh manager, CJ McGourty, couldn’t have hoped for a better start than that provided by this scintillating opening-round victory over a Longford side laced with higher-status experience. Attacking ace Eimear Smith showed that she has lost none of her exceptional scoring prowess and her presence had the added benefit of freeing up Blaíthín Bogue […]
Erne squad boosted by return of former players
Fermanagh ladies get their league underway this Sunday in Donagh (2pm) when they welcome Longford for the first round of the Lidl National Football League Division 4. Fermanagh manager CJ McGourty has strengthened his side massively this season with the return of players like Eimear Smyth and more recently Joanne Doonan following her return from […]