Journalist in firing line for criticising Fermanagh


By John Carney OUTRAGED Fermanagh people have reacted angrily to Dublin journalist Brighid McLaughlin after her recent article about the county left many shocked and dismayed. Writing in her popular Sunday Independent column Brighid’s Diary, Ms McLaughlin did not hold back on what she thought of the place and its inhabitants. The writer’s gripes ranged […]


NIFL postpones games this weekend


THERE will no Fermanagh & Western Football League or Northern Ireland Football League games this weekend as a mark of respect for the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. THE NIFL [Northern Ireland Football League] released a statement on Friday morning. “As a mark of respect following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth […]


Wanderers beat the Crues to bring home the Shield


The wet and windy conditions didn’t deter the Irvinestown Wanderers 2012s on Sunday as they travelled to Belfast for a tournament hosted by the Albert Foundry Academy. Tournament favourites Belfast Celtic and Shankill Junior were both in Irvinestown’s group along with North Belfast side St Malachy’s. Up first was Shankill but the Fermanagh boys disposed […]