The word on every gaelic supporters lips in Newtownbutler this year is ‘125’

125 years ago Newtownbutler First Fermanaghs GAA club was first founded.

A dedicated committee has been organised to plan events to celebrate this monumental occasion.

The first of these events invited the children of the community to help design a new club jersey for our 125^th anniversary, competition entitled:

 Your Design, Your Jersey, Your Club

 All pupils attending St. Marys Primary School, Newtownbutler were given the opportunity to submit their ideas and designs to the committee.  This idea was welcomed by the children with great excitement.

 The 125 year committee then set about the hard task of picking one winner per class.

 After lots of debating, over some very impressive designs, final winners were decided upon:

• P1 Erin Louise McManus
• P2 Lochlann King
• P3 Kealan Fitzpatrick
• P4 Jamie McCaffery
• P5 Katie Woods
• P6 Sarah Martin
• P7 Daragh O’Reilly

 Congratulations to the winners and to all who participated thank you for all your wonderful help.

 Children with the winning designs were presented with their very own new club jersey, all other children received a special commemorative 125 wrist band.

 Ideas from all of the entries submitted helped design Newtownbutler First Fermanaghs 2012 club jersey which made it debut on Sunday 22^nd April 2012 in an exciting first season game against Devenish.