Sports Index
Fermanagh wide of the mark
Armagh 0-13 Fermanagh 0-12
GAA: Bank of Ireland Ulster Senior
Football Championship Semi-final -
The elusive Anglo-Celt Cup again
slipped through the despairing grasp
of Fermanagh as they lost by a
single point to Armagh, the reigning
Ulster Champions, at St. Tiernach’s
Park, Clones on Sunday.
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Need to learn from experience
GAA: It’s easy to come out with the
usual platitudes, that Fermanagh’s
time will come again, but unless the
county management and players can
learn from the experience gained
over the last nine months,
Fermanagh can forget about ever
winning that elusive Ulster title.
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Reihill final leads to referees row
FOOTBALL: Football referees in the
area have been accused of “school
yard” behaviour by the secretary of
the Fermanagh and Western
Association in a dispute over this
year’s Reihill Cup final.
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Confusion reigns over King
The fallout from Fermanagh’s defeat
at the hands of Armagh has not yet
settled and indecision hangs over
Pat King’s position as manager. The
sound bites from King in his many
post match interviews indicated that
perhaps it was the right time for a
change and that he felt “jaded”
following four years in management.
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Mad Irishman looks ahead
Motorcycling: Lisnaskea motorbike
racer Kieran McGrory earned himself
a reputation as a ‘mad Irishman’
while competing in Australia. This
week he is taking part in the UTV
Champion of Champions series at
Kirkistown.Kieran McGrory (34) has
gone a long way, and come back
again, since his first taste of
motorcycle racing at Aghadowey in
1988.
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International rowing
crew on Erne
Rowing: There was international
activity on the Erne this week as
Portora hosted the two Irish U23
coxless four crews for coaching
sessions with Enniskillen man,
Sebastian Peters.
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