Former Tyrone forward Aidan McCarron is determined to make his mark with his adopted county of Fermanagh. The 27-year-old Fintona native came to Fermanagh manager Malachy O'Rourke's attention while lining out for Enniskillen Gaels this year, and has been included in the Erne County's McKenna Cup squad. Interestingly, Fermanagh will be the third county McCarron has represented after he featured for New York in the 2006 Connacht championship. "If I'm honest, I thought my inter-county career was over. I've been given this opportunity now and I'm relishing it and I'll grab it with both hands," he said in the Irish News. "I was in with Mickey Harte in 2006 and it didn't work out that year. I ended up playing for New York that year in the championship and we were unlucky not to beat Roscommon. "I went out to New York for St. Patrick's Day and I ended up staying for the remainder of 2006. I'd family out there. "To be honest, I really couldn't face going back and being seen as a failure with Tyrone because I was a bit younger then. I got my chance with New York and enjoyed it." "I came back at the end of 2006 and I got a call to go back into the Tyrone panel. I was in the whole year in 2007. I think I was top scorer in the Dr McKenna Cup, but I didn't really get a run in the league, a couple of minutes here and there. I didn't see any championship football. "In 2008 I was top scorer in the McKenna Cup again. I remember clashing with Kevin Cassidy of Donegal and getting stretchered off. So I was out for a while then. "I remember scoring seven points from play in an in-house match and the following Tuesday I got a letter to say that I was no longer required. You were left watching Tyrone go on and win an All-Ireland in 2008." He continued: "Fermanagh's big aim is to win an Ulster title. If I didn't think Fermanagh could achieve that, I wouldn't be throwing my hat in with them." Tweet

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