2019 FIXTURES MASTERPLAN & COMPETITION REGULATIONS (ADULT & UNDERAGE) PUBLISHED BY: FERMANAGH COMPETITIONS CONTROL COMMITTEE ON BEHALF OF: COISTE CHONTAE FHEAR MANACH ÁR GCLUBANNA CONTENTS – CLÁR AN ABHÁIR An Choiste Cheannais na gComórtaisí Fhear Manach .................................. 1 Ballríocht An Choiste – Committee Membership ........................................ 1 Téarmaí Tagartha – Terms of Reference ................................................... 1 Réamhrá an Chathaoirligh – Chairperson’s Foreword ................................... 2 Ár bPrionsabail – Our Principles .................................................................... 4 2018 Roll of Honour....................................................................................... 5 Adult Competitions ........................................................................................ 7 Fermanagh GAA Adult Competition Regulations 2019............................... 7 Scheduling Adult Club Competitions ........................................................ 17 Fixtures .................................................................................................... 21 Senior Football League – Dates of Games ........................................... 21 Senior Football League – Rounds of Fixtures ....................................... 22 Senior Football League Division 1 .................................................... 22 Senior Football League Division 2 .................................................... 25 Erne Cup 1 – Dates of Games.............................................................. 28 Erne Cup 1 – Rounds of Fixtures ......................................................... 29 Erne Cup 2 – Dates of Games.............................................................. 32 Erne Cup 2 – Rounds of Fixtures ......................................................... 33 Fermanagh Club Championships ......................................................... 36 Senior Football Championship.............................................................. 36 Intermediate Football Championship .................................................... 36 Junior Football Championship .............................................................. 36 Reserve ‘A’ Football Championship ...................................................... 37 Reserve ‘B’ Football Championship ...................................................... 37 Underage Competitions ............................................................................... 38 Fermanagh GAA Underage Competition Regulations 2019 ..................... 38 Scheduling Underage Club Competitions ................................................. 49 Fixtures .................................................................................................... 52 U11.5 Football League ......................................................................... 52 U13 Football League ............................................................................ 53 U13 Football Championships ............................................................... 53 U14 (Féile Blitz) .................................................................................... 54 U15 Football League ............................................................................ 55 U15 Football Championships ............................................................... 56 U17 Football League ............................................................................ 57 U17 Football Championships ............................................................... 58 U19 Football League ............................................................................ 60 U21 Football League ............................................................................ 60 Teagmhálacha Úsáideacha - Useful Contacts ............................................. 61 Coiste Bainistí an Chontae - County Management Committee ................. 61 Other Personnel in Fermanagh ................................................................ 62 Sonraí Teagmhála Na gClubanna - Club Contact Details ........................ 62 1 | L e a t h a n a c h AN CHOISTE CHEANNAIS NA GCOMÓRTAISÍ FHEAR MANACH BALLRÍOCHT AN CHOISTE – COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP • Cathaoirleach – Phil Flanagan (An t-Iompú Mag Uidhir) • Runaí – Ferghal O’Connor (Gaeil na hÉirne) • Comhairle Uladh – Brian Armitage (Eiméid Líos na Sceithe) • Comhairle Uladh – Jim Tummon (Gaeil Inis Ceithlinn) • Ard Chomhairle – Peter Carty (Naomh Mhuire Daimhinis) • Coiste Riaracháin Réiteoir – Gerard McLaughlin (Naomh Iósaf, Eadarnaigh) • Michael Duffy – (Naomh Molaise, Na Cearna) • Francis Gormley (Naomh Iósaf, Eadarnaigh) • Eugene Hueston (An Chead Cumann Fhear Manach, Achadh Gé) • Hugh Kelly (Cláirseacha Dhoire Ó gConaíle) • Gareth Melanaphy (Briain Bhóramha, Cill Náile) • Leanne Prior (Uí Chonaill Doire Loin) TÉARMAÍ TAGARTHA – TERMS OF REFERENCE In accordance with Rule 3.20 (ii) T.O 2018 and Rule 3.2 Fermanagh Bye Laws 2018, the Fermanagh Competitions Control Committee shall: • Be responsible for all arrangements, including the appointment of Referees, for and control of any matters arising from Games under the jurisdiction of the County Committee, including disciplinary matters other than those functions reserved to the County Hearings Committee. • Process and make recommendations to the County Committee on the Grading of Clubs. • Investigate and process matters relating to the Enforcement of Rules, including hearing Objections and Counter-Objections. • Be responsible, in the first instance, for making decisions on applications for Transfer Within the County and the Grading of Players. • Consist of a Cathaoirleach and Runaí nominated by the Management Committee for appointment by the County Committee, and 10 other named members of the County Committee and/or other suitable personnel (all of whom shall be named together with the County Referees' Administrator (who shall vote only on the appointment of Referees). • Have plenary powers. http://fermanagh.gaa.ie/fixtures-results/ 2 | L e a t h a n a c h RÉAMHRÁ AN CHATHAOIRLIGH – CHAIRPERSON’S FOREWORD A chara, I am delighted to present the 2019 Fixtures Masterplan and Competition Regulations document on behalf of the Fermanagh Competitions Control Committee. Much effort has been put into the production of this document by our committee, which I am confident is as comprehensive as any produced by any Competitions Control Committee anywhere in Ireland. I hope that you will invest the time to read through this document to reflect the many hours work that have gone into preparing it. There is much useful information contained within this extensive document that, when read in conjunction with the Official Guide, will keep us all right throughout 2019. I am grateful for the commitment of each member of the committee, all of whom operate on a voluntary basis in order to ensure that competitions in Fermanagh are organised efficiently and that the principles set out are adhered to. As a committee, we believe in being open, honest and accountable to members of the association in Fermanagh and we have endeavored to engage with the appropriate bodies and individuals to explain why we have taken the decisions we have and to address any questions or queries there may be as early as possible. We are very conscious of the current challenges facing clubs across Ireland with regards to the pressures on the calendar, particularly with regards to fixture scheduling, the regularity and certainty of games and the varying needs of different groups of players within our association. Club football is the heart and soul of our association and we all need to work collectively to ensure that we showcase our games in the best light possible. The members of the Competitions Control Committee have an extremely challenging role in making decisions, which at times we know will not be universally popular, and which are made in the greater good rather than considering the individual needs of their own clubs. We have put in place key principles to guide us in our decision-making process, which will allow us to be consistent and strategic in our thinking and hopefully allow all stakeholders of the association to understand why we http://fermanagh.gaa.ie/fixtures-results/ 3 | L e a t h a n a c h have arrived at the decisions we have, regardless of whether there is universal agreement with the outcome. I hope you will support us in practical terms and with your goodwill as we attempt to meet our own challenging targets and to meet the varying needs of all of our stakeholders over the course of this season. We have endeavored, in so far as possible, to produce a finalised schedule of fixtures for the year for all adult and underage competitions. However, on occasion, events will transpire that will be outside of our control and as such, this schedule may unfortunately be subject to change, which shall be at the discretion of the CCC. Any such changes will be kept as minimal as possible and will be communicated as early as can be. As you will realise when you look through this book and the accompanying calendar, scheduling games in 2019 has been a real challenge, not least as a result of an U20 inter county league at the height of the summer. We are in discussions with two counties to move U20 inter county games from Saturdays to Wednesdays and the fixtures contained within this document are optimistically based on getting agreement on both those games. Further details on fixture scheduling