Cadden urges his boys to ‘empty the tank’


Mickey Cadden will bring a wealth of championship experience to Donagh this weekend when he bids to lead his Aghadrumsee team to championship honours. The Magpies last won the junior championship in 2018 when they beat Coa 0-13 to 1-8. That ended a 28-year wait for silverware for Aghadrumsee, so the trophies have been scarce […]

Ryder knows massive improvement is needed


Erne Gaels and their manager Seamus Ryder know that they need a much improved performance from their quarter-final against Ederney if they’re to secure their place in the championship final. After a close-fought battle last Sunday in Belleek, Ultán Kelm came to the rescue with a match-winning score deep in added time. Ryder was one relieved […]

‘Semi-finals are for winning’


In a repeat of last year’s Fermanagh Senior Football Championship Final, Enniskillen Gaels and Erne Gaels are set to do battle in the semi-final on Sunday. On their way to winning their 11th New York Cup, the County Town side inflicted a heavy 11-point defeat on the Belleek men. Simon Bradley’s expecting a different challenge from […]

Awards for Kestrel crew who saved man’s life


TWO crew members of the M.V. Kestrel tour boat have been honoured for their bravery in saving a man’s life last year. Christopher Nixon and Walter Porter both received Royal Humane Society Awards from Lord Brookeborough in a ceremony at the Round O, Enniskillen. The Resuscitation Certificate was presented to Mr Nixon while Mr Porter was […]

Encirc director not concerned by profit fall


DESPITE Encirc’s pre-tax profits for the past year decreasing by over 50 per cent, managing director Adrian Curry says there’s ‘absolutely nothing to be worried about’. In annual accounts released by Encirc, the Derrylin-based business reported that energy costs and material expenses have continued to rise, and in 2022, their pre-tax profit figures stood at […]

Call issued for more girl guide volunteers


GIRLGUIDING FERMANAGH has issued a plea for more volunteers to join their staff and “help make a difference to a young girl’s life”. The call comes following a report from Girlguiding UK that stated that the happiness levels of girls and young women has alarmingly dropped. Revealed in the report that over past 15 years, only […]

Police confirm identity of car crash death victim


POLICE have confirmed that the woman who died following a two vehicle road traffic collision on the Irvinestown Road, Enniskillen, on Wednesday, October, 11 was 82 year old Evelyn Nesbitt. ​Mrs Nesbitt was the driver of a white Skoda Octavia which was involved in a collision with a black Range Rover at around 4.25pm. Investigating […]