If teams are a reflection of the personality of their management teams, it’s fair to say Fermanagh are a hardier bunch this year but Ryan McMenamin insists top teams like Dublin “get away with murder”.

Tyrone and Fermanagh made it two wins from two in the McKenna Cup, but Kieran McGeeney is worried about a possible fixture pile-up in the wake of postponements elsewhere yesterday.

Monaghan 1-20 Fermanagh 1-11: Monaghan’s support cast showed an eagerness to play a leading role in this year’s Ulster championship, with 13 different scorers in Saturday night’s win over Fermanagh an encouraging sign for the summer ahead.

It was a second-half cruise for Monaghan as they routed Fermanagh in an Ulster SFC preliminary round tie at Clones to set up a derby meeting with Cavan.

Fermanagh forward Paul McCusker says he’s got over the spectre of “bloody Division Three football” and is focused on trying to cause an upset in Saturday night’s Ulster championship opener against Monaghan.

Tyrone and Derry will meet in the Dr McKenna Cup final next weekend, after two close and exciting semi-finals, writes Francis Mooney.

Fermanagh 1-12 Antrim 0-9: The first championship game of summer is not the worst time of year to win ugly and, after toiling to an unconvincing preliminary round win over Antrim yesterday, Fermanagh will feel the only way is up.

Fermanagh 0-12 Tyrone 1-9: Fermanagh dug out the point they needed to avoid relegation, holding neighbours and Division Two finalists Tyrone to a draw at Brewster Park.

Ulster and All-Ireland U21 FC champions Tyrone had a successful first defence of their titles last night, beating Cavan 2-10 to 0-10 at Kingspan Breffni Park.

Tyrone 1-13, Fermanagh 0-9. Two pivotal second-half moments went a long way towards deciding the outcome of yesterday’s Dr McKenna Cup semi-final at Clones.

Tyrone and Fermanagh both made it three wins from three outings on Wednesday evening.

Anyone with the faintest sliver of attachment to the GAA would readily appreciate the two most significant results to have emerged from Sunday’s list of football fixtures.

The Fermanagh hurlers are celebrating for the second weekend in a row. Seven days after winning the Lory Meagher Cup, they earned the right to step up to the higher grade with a four points win over Louth in a Nicky Rackard Cup promotion/relegation play-off at Kingspan Breffni Park.

Armagh 0-16 Fermanagh 0-11: It may ‘only’ have been the Division Three Allianz league final, but Armagh showed enough in Croke Park on Saturday night to suggest they have the tools to become a team worth fearing again.

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Fermanagh 2-19, Limerick 2-10:

Holders Tyrone will meet Cavan in a repeat of last year’s Dr McKenna Cup final, after easily beating Armagh in last night’s semi-final at the Athletic Grounds.

The semi-final line-up in the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup has been confirmed following the completion of the remaining weather-affected Round Three ties.

Holders Tyrone are on the verge of a place in the Dr McKenna Cup semi-finals following their 1-12 to 0-3 win over St Mary’s at Omagh today.

I COULDN’T believe my eyes but it was all over the papers. The G8 wants growth.

Fermanagh 0-11 Cavan 0-13

Wicklow 0-09 Fermanagh 1-16

Tyrone remain on track to defend their Power NI Dr McKenna Cup title after emerging as 2-13 to 1-10 victors over Antrim this afternoon.

Seamus Quigley has left the Fermanagh panel after informing management he can no longer give the necessary commitment.

The outcome of a poor game was effectively decided in the ninth minute when Daryl Keenan was given a straight red card, which ended Fermanagh’s hopes of pulling off an Ulster championship shock yesterday.

Fermanagh 1-8 Down 2-10

Undefeated Fermanagh, led by a in-form Seamus Quigley, completely pulverised Leitrim in a one-sided clash at Enniskillen.

Tyrone blitzed Fermanagh last night at Brewster Park to set up an Ulster U21 FC first round proper tie with Donegal.

Portadown soccer star Shane McCabe has thrown in his lot with his native Fermanagh.

TYRONE legend Peter Canavan returned to Healy Park last night as Fermanagh manager but failed to take the scalp of his old friends.

DONEGAL’S preparations for the league could face a huge setback with news that Michael Murphy may require an operation on a groin injury.

Derry 1-18 Fermanagh 1-10

GAA President Christy Cooney is to comment on the relationship between inter-county players and their respective County Boards and managements in his address to Annual Congress in Mullingar this Saturday.

EMBATTLED Fermanagh manager John O’Neill has claimed reports of player unrest in his camp are fabricated and is confident of maintaining the county board’s backing.

TYRONE can move closer to the Dr McKenna Cup semi-finals if they defeat Fermanagh in Section A tonight at Brewster Park (7.30pm).

ARMAGH champions Crossmaglen Rangers dumped the reigning Ulster and All-Ireland champions, St. Gall’s, out of the running for successive titles with a brilliant 1-12 to 0-9 point win at Oliver Plunkett Park.

FORMER Fermanagh boss Dom Corrigan is emerging as the front runner to take over as Erne boss amid growing support in the county.

Cavan 0-13 Fermanagh 1-13

KERRY boss Jack O’Connor has serious injury headaches ahead of the Munster SFC semi-final replay with Cork at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday, with key personnel all sitting out training last night.

Tyrone 1-20 Fermanagh 1-8

CLARE ladies have been knocking on the door of the senior grade for four years now and they finally let themselves in yesterday after withstanding a second-half comeback from Fermanagh.

Cavan 0-13 Fermanagh 1-9