Seán Quinn story may not be on its last chapter


THERE was a homecoming atmosphere at the Slieve Russell as over 1,000 people gathered to welcome Seán Quinn back to the hotel he built. It was standing room only at the Cranaghan Suite last Thursday night for the launch of Mr Quinn’s book, ‘In My Own Words’, with supporters travelling from as far away as […]

Double delight for Belcoo minors


Having collected a first-ever first division title a fortnight earlier, the Belcoo girls completed a historic O’Rahilly’s club ‘double’, winning with ease against a Lisnaskea side that tried hard. The game was virtually over as a contest before it really got started as Belcoo raced into a whirlwind lead. Just 40 seconds in, Ciara Parker […]

Graft keeps Barney going


IF Barney McHugh is anything to go by, hard work is what makes for a long life. He has been working at Rockfield Quarry in Donagh since he was 16. Now 84 years old and in great health, grafting is what it’s all about for Barney. “Working certainly hasn’t done me any harm. I’ve been working […]

Three in a row for Irvinestown


After a low scoring first half ended with Irvinestown just a point in front, the restart saw the game really explode into action as the St. Molaise boys eventually surged to a third successive title. In a cracking contest, the winners’ ability to hit back almost immediately, not once but twice, with a goal of […]

Interest in learning Irish language is ‘increasing’


ONE of Fermanagh’s leading Gaeilgeoirs feels that more needs to be done throughout the county so that the ‘new generation of people’ will embrace and want to learn the Irish language. Growing up in Roslea, Ciarán Mag Uidhir’s love of Irish language stemmed from listening to the likes of TG4 commentators Brian Tyres and Mac Dara MacDonnacha […]

Brother’s death by Belcoo bomb has been a life sentence


THERE has been much talk of ‘legacy’ in recent times, in reference to the British government’s highly controversial amnesty bill. However, for those bereaved by the Troubles, this ‘legacy’ is their lives. Belcoo man Peadar Duffy knows that legacy all too well. When he was 15 years old, he was there when his then 19-year-old brother […]

Daughter of bomb victim hits out at Legacy Bill


THE DAUGHTER of one of the victims of the 1987 Enniskillen bomb has branded the passing of the Troubles Legacy Bill as “disgusting”. Aileen Quinton, whose mother Alberta was one of the 12 people killed that day by the IRA explosive device, accused the British government of being on the same side as terrorists. The […]