The Teams of the 2025 Lidl National Football Leagues – selected by the Ladies Gaelic Football Association’s All-Star committee – have been revealed. In Division 4, champions Antrim are best represented with seven players, followed by four from runners-up, Fermanagh. Tempo sisters Cadhla-Cara Bogue and Blaíthín Bogue have been selected at left half-back and left […]
McQuade relishing return to Clones
There’s no shortage of motivation for Fermanagh captain Shannan McQuade heading into Sunday’s Lidl National Football League Division 4 final — but for the Tempo defender, it’s just as much about putting hard-earned lessons into action. McQuade was part of the Erne side that edged Antrim 2-8 to 1-10 in the 2019 final to lift […]
Back to business: McQuade energised for 2025 campaign
After a gruelling yet rewarding 2024, which saw Shannan McQuade lead Fermanagh up the steps at GAA HQ to claim the All-Ireland Junior title and help Tempo secure the Intermediate crown, the county captain is more driven than ever. “It’s given me more excitement going into this year with Fermanagh,” McQuade said, as she turns […]
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 ladies fired up for championship opener
With the taste of Ulster Junior success still fresh, the Fermanagh ladies are energised and raring to launch their Junior All-Ireland series against Derry this Sunday, declared captain Shannan McQuade. As the Erne county’s biggest competitive fixture between the league’s end and the championship, the Ulster final was crucial in building momentum, particularly after the […]
McQuade says this team has a point to prove
Fermanagh ladies captain Shannan McQuade has been around the county scene long enough to know that Ulster Finals are not easily won. The Tempo club player made her intercounty debut ten years ago and was appointed captain this season by James Daly. She believes this squad of players has a point to prove on Saturday […]