By Katrina Brennan THE celebrations were cut shorter than expected at the players’ bequest and it was back to training last Wednesday night for the Gaels. With their first Fermanagh senior championship in 16 years secured, the Ulster Club Championship is somewhat unknown territory for this group of players. For their manager, Simon Bradley on the other hand, […]
By Mark McGoldrick NOT for the first this season, Brandon Horan produced a standout performance for Enniskillen. The big midfielder played a pivotal role for the Gaels on Sunday, winning primary possession from kickouts and linking up play from defence to attack, as well as chipping in with a sweetly struck score midway through the […]
By Katrina Brennan AT 21 years of age, corner forward Conor Love is one of the most exciting prospects on the Fermanagh football scene. After producing throughout the championship, the pacey attacker once again delivered for his club on Sunday afternoon, banging in two goals and a point for his team on their way to […]
By Niall Gartland ENNISKLLEN Gaels endured a chastening experience in last year’s county final, but they assessed the situation, made the necessary changes, and will see Sunday’s decider Erne Gaels as a real opportunity to win their first senior championship title since 2016. They were ground down by a hardened Derrygonnelly Harps team, but their […]
Enniskillen Gaels caused one of the upsets of the Fermanagh championship as they defeated reigning champions Derrygonnelly, winning 1-15 to 2-11 It’s the first time the Erne County kingpins won’t contest the decider since 2014 and they’ve won seven of the last eight titles. One point was the difference between the sides in the end […]
FERMANAGH SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS DERRYGONNELLY V ENNISKILLEN Saturday, Tempo, 4pm HOLDERS Derrygonnelly are back in the business end of the Fermanagh Championship and they’re fairly strong favourites to go all the way. Enniskillen have brought in a raft of youthful talent in recent years, and they’ll be bidding to avenge last year’s defeat in […]
By Katrina Brennan With Kinawley safely through to the semis, Sean Leonard, the Kinawley assistant manager was delighted with his team’s display; “We’re really happy. That was our goal to get through to the semi final, we get another week now to recover from this, then prepare for the semi final. “We all rowed behind […]
By Eimear Keenan ENNISKILLEN Gaels manager, Simon Bradley, was delighted to get out of Roslea with another two points on Sunday evening. “Roslea away was going to be a tough game for anyone in the championship,” he said, “It’s a very hard place to come and get a victory.’ “We aren’t happy with our first half performance, […]
THE Fermanagh club scene heads into championship mode this weekend with the start of the group stages… SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP A BELNALECK V ERNE GAELS Sunday, Páirc na hÉirne, 1pm Three goals from Ultan Kelm shot last year’s intermediate champions Erne Gaels to a 5-11 to 1-11 away win when the sides met in […]
By Shaun Casey ENNISKILLEN Gaels can bolster their league title chances this weekend as they host joint-table toppers Kinawley on Friday evening. Their aspirations were dealt a big blow in the last round when the lost out to Devenish by one point, although they were down a number of key men such as Richard O’Callaghan, […]
