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. […]


Ladies club championship schedule confirmed


THE Fermanagh ladies fixtures committee has confirmed that the Ladies Senior Championship, which involves three teams, Kinawley, Derrygonnelly and Enniskillen Gaels will get underway on Saturday 20 August. The Intermediate Championship throws in on the weekend of 24/25 August and the Junior Championship preliminary round starts on 17/18 September.  The first game in the senior […]

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Devenish and St Pat’s to do battle once more after draw


Under 15 A Championship Final  Devenish 4-9 St. Patrick’s 3-12 By Martin McBrien A last gasp free from David McGovern saw Devenish snatch a draw in a dramatic finale to a thrilling contest in Derrylin last night (Wednesday). It was a high-quality and sporting final, laced with spectacular high fielding. As the game approached full […]

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Patrick and family are bound for Donagh for Christmas!


By Mark McGoldrick WHAT a year it has been. The Covid-19 pandemic has left its mark in every quarter of the world. In the heart of Vancouver, in the ethnically diverse city in Canada, St Patrick’s Donagh clubman Patrick Quaile and his family are counting down the days until they can set foot on Irish […]


Hasson ready to take on his neighbours Desertmartin


BORN and bred a Ballinascreen man, only six mile up the road from Desertmartin, this Sunday’s Ulster Club quarter final between St Patrick’s, Donagh and Desertmartin has an extra edge for the Donagh gaffer, Paul Hasson. The Derry native knows the Derry junior champions well, like very well. Many of the Desertmartin football team play […]

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Hasson ‘under no illusion’ of the Newtown challenge


ON the weekend St. Patrick’s Donagh celebrated their 50th anniversary their Senior team booked their place in the 2021 Junior Championship final. The Donagh men have enjoyed a successful season already, winning both the Division 2A Club Players’ Competition title and the Division Two league and they will hope to cap it off with a […]

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St Pat’s get ready to celebrate 50 years


HALLOWEEN Day 1971, brought fireworks of its own in the Donagh/ Knocks area when St Patrick’s GAA Club was formed. With a huge number of locals in attendance and many nominees for each committee position, from its beginnings, this little club was destined to succeed. Many of these men had previously played for the Knocks Grattans team […]

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Kevin ‘Foster’ing a successful club


For the past forty years, Kevin Foster has been a mainstay in the St Pat’s Donagh club.   During that time, he has turned his hand to a number of different roles including the position of club secretary and treasurer.    Kevin’s earliest memory of St Pat’s was watching his father Paddy, who was the […]

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Donagh man Quaile helps grow GAA in Canada


From winning a Fermanagh Senior Football Championship medal with St Patrick’s Donagh to creating a brand new GAA club in Vancouver, Canada, Patrick Quaile is embracing the spirit of the GAA in lands far away.   On May 24, 2014 Patrick and his wife Sarah boarded a plane to Canada on a two-year working holiday […]

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