RYAN McMenamin informed the Fermanagh County Board of his decision to step down as County manager last night (Thursday). The Dromore man took over from Rory Gallagher as manager in August 2019 for a three year term, with a yearly review to take place. Last month McMenamin told the Fermanagh Herald “you would like to […]
McCaffrey confident Fermanagh will learn from defeat
Ronan McCaffrey was one of the top performers for Fermanagh under-20s on Friday night. The county Minor started at number 13 and chipped in with two superb points, one in either half. Reflecting on the game, McCaffrey admits that his own personal contribution was of little consolation at the full-time whistle. “Of course you are […]
McHugh’s focused on the task in hand
Fermanagh Assistant manager, Mark McHugh was absolutely delighted to hear the final whistle in Brewster Park on Friday night. “We did enough. We realise that what we did against Antrim will not be anywhere near good enough to beat Down.” The 2012 All-Ireland winner watched his Fermanagh side dominate Antrim and book their […]
Owens is savouring his playing days
Many people say you’re the best player to come out of Fermanagh- how does that sit with you, Barry? “I don’t even know if I was the best player in Teemore” he modestly laughs, “when you play alongside the likes of Ciaran O’Reilly and them, who were great footballers, skilfully-wise. “ It is […]
‘Away to Monaghan is never going to be easy’ McMenamin
FERMANAGH have been drawn to play Monaghan in this year’s Ulster Championship. The draw was made live on the RTE Six One news on Tuesday evening. Fermanagh avoided the preliminary round of the draw but were dealt an away fixture for the quarter final meeting with neighbours Monaghan. Fermanagh’s last Ulster Championship […]
4 weeks is “absolutely ridiculous”- McIver
Fermanagh assistant manager, Paul McIver has called on the GAA to give inter-county players a minimum of six weeks lead in time to the season commencing. Last week, the Irish government’s relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions paved the way for a return of inter-county action from April 19. GAA president John Horan has previously stated […]
Peter Quinn- A dreamer and believer
30 years ago Peter Quinn became the 30th president of the GAA. His time in office left a lasting legacy and now as he enjoys retirement as a grandfather of five, in an exclusive two-part interview, he talks about his presidency, playing days, family life and faith, amongst other things. March, 1991 and Teemore […]
Technology is a game changer for referee Cullen
Changes to the rules have been coming thick and fast in GAA. For inter-county referee Niall Cullen the use of modern technology is crucial for him to do his job. At the recent GAA Congress voted motion to introduce a new rule to try and tackle cynical fouls was passed. This means any […]
Boyle helping build Brookeborough club for future
FOR the past forty years, Gerry Boyle has been a long-standing member of the Brookeborough Heber MacMahons club. Gerry occupies the position of club treasurer but before this he played his part on the pitch and later on the sideline, managing a number of underage Brookeborough teams before taking over at the helm on […]
GAA: Fermanagh managers react to further delay
AS the news emerged that the GAA season has been put on hold a little longer, players, fans and management teams all had their own opinion on the decision. Fermanagh senior football manager, Ryan McMenamin had been calling for some clarification on the issue and last Wednesday brought that, “The GAA is in a […]