Antrim won a high-scoring Ulster SFC clash with Fermanagh by 3-13 to 2-18 at Brewster Park.

Fermanagh 3-10 Offaly 2-13

In the dark recesses of January, few would say football is any fun — but then less and less of the current crop remember when it was actually enjoyable.

Fermanagh 1-12 Cavan 1-10

Monaghan top Division 3 of the Allianz Football League, while there were wins also for Meath, Roscommon and Fermanagh today.

Fermanagh's frustrating run of injuries continued last Saturday with current captain Eoin Donnelly breaking his leg in the Allianz League Division 3 derby match against Monaghan at Brewster Park.

Division 3 leaders Fermanagh have suffered a setback with the news that top scorer Sean Quigley is set to miss the rest of their Allianz Football League campaign.

The tragic passing of young Fermanagh footballer Brian Óg Maguire has left the GAA community both shocked and saddened.

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.

Arthur McConville will make his Championship debut for Down when they take on Fermanagh in Sunday's Ulster SFC quarter-final at Brewster Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

Some of the summer’s favourites may already be scampering for survival by the first week of June

Fermanagh came through this scrappy encounter that had more in common with a relegation battle than a push for promotion yesterday in Brewster Park.

THEY’VE been getting a little bit hot and bothered over a book up in Donegal, if you haven’t heard.

FERMANAGH County Board had been warned that “John O’Neill would not work” as a manager “because of history between him and former members of the panel under the previous management”.

In a further setback for Fermanagh football, fundraising group Club Eirne has withdrawn its financial support of the county's senior team.

FERMANAGH captain Barry Owens has sensationally claimed there were county board officials wishing the team were going to be beaten by London in last Saturday’s All-Ireland qualifier.

IN a west London pub on Saturday night, packed to the rafters with boisterous Gaels, London attacker Eoin O’Neill was beckoned onto the stage for a song.

London 0-15 Fermanagh 0-09

There will be a number of players enjoying their first taste of the Ulster SFC when Derry and Fermanagh lock horns tomorrow.

FEW counties have warmed to the underdogs status more than Fermanagh but their captain Barry Owens doesn’t find it as comforting right now.

THE GAA and GPA were last night coming to terms with the failure of their new disputes resolution procedure to resolve the Fermanagh footballers’ impasse after their county board executive rejected its recommendations yesterday.

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.

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.

Derry became the first team to advance to the Dr McKenna Cup final, while elsewhere in the competition last night Fermanagh and Tyrone claimed wins.

NEW Fermanagh manager John O’Neill may have to plan without Marty McGrath for the start of the National League.

Cavan 0-13 Fermanagh 1-9

IF the record books were anything to go by nobody from Fermanagh would even bother with the short hop across the county border to Kingspan Breffni Park this evening.

CAVAN introduce two debutantes for the Ulster SFC second round clash with Fermanagh at Breffni Park on Saturday night. John McCutcheon is named at right half back with Eugene Keating in the pivotal centre back position.

ROSS CARR last night named his starting line-up for tomorrow’s Ulster SFC clash with Fermanagh in Enniskillen.

THE simple answer on the evidence of last year’s competition is a yes every day of the week – and twice on Sunday. Of 10 games played, including two replays, the only fixtures to leave the neutral cold were the opener between Cavan and Antrim and the quarter-final when Armagh evicted the Breffni side into the qualifiers.

MARTY McGRATH insists that last year’s agonising close call in the Ulster final has only increased Fermanagh’s appetite for an historic breakthrough this summer.

WESTMEATH secretary Pat Lynagh has revealed Denis Glennon’s return to inter-county training on Tuesday night came as a result of a couple of meetings between the player, manager, Tomás O Flatharta, and county board officials.

MICKEY HARTE has rated Brian Dooher as 50-50 for the All-Ireland champions’ opening Ulster tie against Armagh on May 31.

TIPPERARY have re-arranged their attack for Sunday’s Allianz National Hurling League final against All-Ireland champions in Thurles, making no fewer than four changes from the last round game against Limerick a fortnight ago.

SUMMER officially begins on May 17 with the first live championship game of the season broadcast by RTÉ.

In picking his team for Sunday's GAA All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Kildare, Fermanagh manager Malachy O'Rourke has given a vote of confidence to the team that lost last weekend's Ulster final replay to Armagh.

After guiding Armagh to the Ulster SFC title in his first season in charge, Peter McDonnell hailed his side's determination to see out a 1-11 to 0-08 win in yesterday's replayed final against Fermanagh.

LONG AFTER the invading orange masses had departed the St Tiernach’s Park pitch Armagh manager Peter McDonnell stood alone and surveyed the battleground, puffing on a cigar he’d saved for victory.

HISTORIC victories are at a premium in Fermanagh and as long as they kick almost double the amount of wides, 14, than points, eight, that’s probably how things will stay.

AS famous French poet once put it, history teaches us everything, including the future, and a quick recap of this pair’s recent head-to-heads is as good an indicator as any about what awaits in Clones.

In picking his team for Sunday's GAA Ulster SFC final against Armagh at Clones, throw-in 2pm, Fermanagh manager Malachy O'Rourke has kept faith with the 15 players that started the Ernesiders' semi-final win over Derry.

Ronan Gallagher’s return to arms is one of a myriad of plots surrounding Fermanagh’s progress to Sunday’s Ulster final. Brendan O’Brien explains.

DAVY FITZGERALD says he and his Waterford hurlers offered to go half-way to meet opponents Antrim in Saturday’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier.

TO BORROW the words of a famous fictional Roman general: ‘Are you not entertained?’ Ulster has shone like a beacon in what has been a mediocre championship but never so bright as on Saturday evening.