GAA man hits back at criticism of Donegal’s Lough Erne retreat


A WELL-KNOWN GAA figure in Fermanagh and south Donegal has accused a Labour party senator of being “partitionist”, after the politician criticised the Donegal management for of a “splash out” on a five-day training session at the Lough Erne Hotel Fermanagh, before the All-Ireland final.


‘Fracking country’ is no joke for residents


TWO residents of ‘fracking country’, an expanse of wild and scenic beauty that stretches from Mullaghdun all the way into County Leitrim, spoke to the Herald of the impact on their lives of the ‘fracking’ threat, and, to a lesser degree, from quarrying operations in the area.