Fermanagh will compete in the Nicky Rackard Cup in 2016 after finishing with four points to spare over Louth in today’s relegation/promotion play-off at Kingspan Breffni Park.
The Ernesiders applied the gloss to their Lory Meagher Cup success over Sligo seven days ago with a 1-15 to 2-8 victory over the Wee County.
The John Paul McGarry captained outfit led by 0-13 to 0-5 at the change of ends but Gerard Smyth cut their lead when converting a penalty seven minutes after the restart.
Daniel Teague settled Fermanagh nerves with a 47th minute goal and the Ulster men could afford the luxury of conceding a second Smyth goal seven minutes from time.
Fermanagh – M Curry; David Teague, M Teague, F Bannon; K Kehoe (0-1), M Slevin, B Duffy; J Duffy (0-2f), D McGarry (0-1); T Cleary (0-1), K McGarry (0-3, 0-1pen), A Breslin; S Corrigan (0-2), Daniel Teague (1-3, 0-1f), C Corrigan (0-2). Subs: S Curran for T Cleary, J P McGarry for A Breslin, C Rice for C Corrigan.
Louth – A Carter; E McKeown, B Carter, R McKeown; N Cafferkey, J Condon, C Ryan; S Callan (0-1), D O’Hanrahan; L Dwan, G Smyth (2-5, 1-5f, 1-0pen), A Mackin; G Kane, S Connelly (0-1), P Lynch (0-1). Subs: N Stanley for L Dwan, C Kerrigan for E McKeown, C O’Reilly for P Lynch, D Yore for N Cafferkey.
Referee – O Elliott.
