This Saturday evening, Danny Leonard will hope to follow in the footsteps of his older brother Louis, who captained Derrylin to Intermediate success back in 2014. Danny was only 18 that day when the O’Connell’s won it for the first time in 17 years, but he was in the starting 15. “It was a special occasion because […]
Under 17s Finals moved out of Brewster Park
The Under 17 Championship Finals scheduled to take place at Brewster Park have both been moved to alternative venues. The St Mary’s versus Teemore ‘B’ Final which was due to form part of a doubleheader on Saturday, with the Intermediate Final between Teemore and Derrylin, has been moved to Derrygonnelly, at the earlier time of […]
Fermanagh weather warning extended
Motorists are being warned to take extra care on the roads due to the wet conditions.
Rooney’s Eurospar wins family business award
“ABSOLUTELY delighted” was the reaction from Timmy Rooney after Rooney’s Eurospar scooped the Family Business of the Year Award. Rooney’s has long been a mainstay in Enniskillen and the family firm were rewarded for decades of hard work and success. The family have made major investments over the years, expanding and refurbishing the store. These […]
PODCAST: Harry McConkey talks about his departure
Football is fundamentally a results-driven business and no one knows this better than Harry McConkey. Ballinamallard United parted ways with their manager on Saturday after the club’s goalless draw to Annagh United at the BMG Arena the previous evening. After five years in charge, an inconsistent run of results turned out to be McConkey’s undoing, although he never […]
Cocaine use rife in local rural areas
THE USE of hard drugs, particularly cocaine, is rife in rural Fermanagh. That’s the shocking message from a local health worker, who said the ‘use of hard drugs has been prevalent’ in even some of Fermanagh’s isolated areas. “The use of hard drugs such as cocaine has been prevalent for a while in even the most rural areas […]
Experienced Lee bids for third championship medal
He made his championship debut back in 2002 for Teemore and this weekend captain Damien Lee will aim to bring back the first piece of championship silverware to the club in 11 years. Lee was on the team that beat Irvinestown in the Intermediate Final that day, managed by Armagh All Ireland winner Paddy McKeever. […]
St Michael’s priest advised Sheridan to join the RUC
A PRIEST and former teacher at St Michael’s College in Enniskillen urged Peter Sheridan to consider a career in policing. The former PSNI officer and new legacy investigations chief began his career in policing at the age of 16 on the advice of Fr Peadar Livingstone when he was a careers and Irish teacher at the school. “Unusually I […]
Harps hoping to give a better account of themselves
Derrygonnelly manager, Sean Flanagan, knows what success on the sidelines tastes like. He managed the Harps to senior championship glory in ’09, ’18, ’19 and again in 2021. This weekend Flanagan alongside Paul Greene will bid to bring the New York Cup back to Derrygonnelly for the seventh time since 2015. For some, keeping the […]
Ryder knows too well the threat Derrygonnelly presents
It’s been 42 long years since Erne Gaels last lifted the New York Cup but this weekend Seamus Ryder and his team hope to end that wait. After losing last year’s decider to Enniskillen Gaels, the Erne Gaels manager admitted that “the hurt showed there in the second half and it just drove us on. We […]