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06 Sept 2025

Declan Bonner and Erne Gaels' SFC bid will have to wait following postponement

Storm Ashley has accounted for the Fermanagh SFC showpiece so the former Donegal boss, with ex-county star Paul Brennan beside him in the dugout, will have to now wait a little while longer if they’re to end Gaels' 43-year famine 

Declan Bonner and Erne Gaels Fermanagh’s SFC bid will have to wait

Erne Gaels boss Declan Bonner

Declan Bonner and Erne Gaels’ hopes to land their first SFC crown since 1981 will have to wait with confirmation that the Fermanagh showpiece is now postponed due to Storm Ashley. 

They were scheduled to face Enniskillen Gaels at Brewster Park in what would have been Gaels' third successive county decider after losing to Enniskillen 3-12 to 0-11 in 2022 and 2-8 to 0-9 against Derrygonnelly 12 months ago.

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Following those two final reverses, former Donegal boss Bonner was installed as Erne Gaels manager and his side showed composure in battling past Derrygonnelly 0-10 to 0-9 in their semi-final two weeks ago.

The Na Rossa clubman with ex-county star Paul Brennan beside him in the dugout, will have to now wait a little while longer if they’re to end Gaels' 43-year famine. 

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