As Erne Gaels prepare to enter the Ulster Senior arena for the first time since 1981 when they face Scotstown, we look at the four times Fermanagh sides made the final By Niall McCoy LIKE its county equivalent, no Fermanagh club has ever won the Ulster Senior title, but there have been some near misses […]
Belnaleck determined to end 91-year drought
By Pauric McGurn BELNALECK boss Daniel Kille has said his players will “give it our best shot” as the Art MacMurrough’s aim to end their 91-year-long wait to win the Fermanagh Senior Football Championship title. It was in 1933 that the Belnaleck club managed to get their hands on the New York Cup for the only time, […]
Corrigan hails the character of his team
By Katrina Brennan IT could’ve gone either way but in the end Kinawley manager Dom Corrigan was the one smiling. A one-point winning margin against Ederney meant Kinawley finished second in the table and most importantly secured a home quarter-final against the winners of Sunday’s re-fixed game between Belnaleck and Roslea. “I thought both teams went […]
Flanagan calls for Harps improvement
By Pauric McGurn AFTER watching his side overcome Belnaleck with ten points to spare, Derrygonnelly Harps manager Sean Flanagan said his team will need to show more improvement this weekend when they take on Erne Gaels this Sunday. The Harps made it two-from-two with successive wins over Roslea and Belnaleck, but their manager Sean Flanagan […]
Ulster finalists down numbers as new group format begins
By Michael McMullan REIGNING champions Derrygonnelly won’t have their full hand when open the defence of the New York Gold Cup this weekend against Teemore in the new group format. The Harps, who lost to eventual All-Ireland champions Kilcoo in last year’s Ulster final, have five of their squad unavailable for this season. Gary McKenna […]
Erne Gaels set their sights on qualification
By Michael McMullan GETTING out of their group is the “number one aim” in the Erne Gaels camp ahead of this Saturday afternoon’s Senior Championship opener at home to Belnaleck, insists manager Seamus Ryder. Last year’s Intermediate champions edged out Kinawley to win first Senior League title since 1996 and Ryder knows the task ahead in a […]
Erne Gaels boss Ryder delighted to get his hands on the cup
AS Erne Gaels’ manager Seamus Ryder recalled the last time the Belleek men won the Division One trophy back in 1996, you could see what this one meant to him and the entire club. As the yellow and black clad Belleek supporters streamed onto the pitch, young and old rejoiced in their achievement; “It is […]
Fermanagh SFC – Derrygonnelly celebrate five in a row
Derrygonnelly’s experienced team look to have improved.