18-05-2025
Fermanagh ease past Longford in Tailteann Cup
Fermanagh recorded their first win in this year's Tailteann Cup with a comfortable 2-19 to 0-7 success over Longford at Pearse Park. Kieran Donnelly's side bounced back from a shock defeat by Carlow last weekend, leading 0-9 to 0-4 at half-time with Ryan Lyons, Declan McCusker and Conor Love all on target. Lyons and Darragh McGurn kept the scoreboard ticking over in second half either side of a two-pointed effort from Garvan Jones. Love, who impressed in the Ernemen's Ulster quarter-final loss to Down, raced through to smash home a goal in the 53rd minute and extend his side's lead to 1-16 to 0-6. Substitute Aoghan Kelm added further gloss to the victory with a second Fermanagh goal in injury time as the Ernesiders ran out comfortable will look to build on Sunday's win when they take on Wexford in their final group game in a fortnight's will take on Carlow - who have already booked their place in the quarter-final - needing a victory to retain their hopes of reaching the preliminary quarter-finals.
