THE night before Armagh played Roscommon in the 1980 All-Ireland semi-final Joe Kernan “rambled out for a drink to help me sleep”.

Tyrone legend Peter Canavan was officially appointed as the new manager of the Fermanagh senior footballers last night.

John O'Neill has called time on his short run as Fermanagh senior football manager, bringing to an end what the County Board have termed "a difficult year for Gaelic football in Fermanagh".

In a further setback for Fermanagh football, fundraising group Club Eirne has withdrawn its financial support of the county's senior team.

THE Fermanagh County Board will have to do without one of its major revenue streams as long as John O’Neill is manager.

The Fermanagh County Board are on the lookout for a new senior hurling manager following the depature of Rory O'Donnell.

GAA President Christy Cooney has dismissed suggestions the Association’s dispute resolution protocol with the GPA has been damaged by the Fermanagh football impasse.

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.

The Fermanagh football dispute took another twist this afternoon with the issuing of a statement by 11 former members of the county's senior panel.

In a joint statement released this afternoon, the GAA and GPA have conveyed their disappointment that the Fermanagh County Board have turned down the bodies' proposal in regard to solving the current player dispute in the county.

The Fermanagh County Board has reacted to player unrest in the county's senior football panel by issuing a statement in support of manager John O'Neill.

THE Fermanagh County Board’s management committee meet for a second time in three days tonight as the GAA and GPA hope their intervention can help resolve the impasse involving 10 footballers.

Malachy O'Rourke has brought his reign as Fermanagh senior football manager to an end, after deciding not to seek a fourth year in charge.

Malachy O'Rourke has predictably been ratified to continue as Fermanagh senior football manager after an impressive first season in charge.

It has been confirmed that Fermanagh defender Barry Owens will undergo a minor heart operation in the next few weeks which will see him ruled out of competitive football for the next few months.

Paul Grimley and John Rafferty are believed to be amongst the four men to have been interviewed for the vacant position of Armagh senior football manager.

A PROTESTANT Gaelic footballer is set to reverse his decision to quit the sport over sectarian abuse — and has even pencilled in his comeback game.

IN WHAT has been a tremendous year for the GAA, the organisation is once again copper-fastening its place at the very centre of modern Ireland.

A former GAA president is to address senior figures in GAA clubs across Fermanagh after a protestant player’s threat to quit the sports in the county.

A PROTESTANT GAA hurler and footballer has quit over sectarian abuse by rival players.

Fermanagh's senior footballers have been boosted by the news that Charlie Mulgrew will almost certainly be back masterminding their challenge for league and championship honours next season.

Mark Gallagher samples the mood on Rule 42 among the key Ulster counties.

Tomorrow's National Football League match between Fermanagh and Longford has been postponed.