Enniskillen swimmer Jamie Lannon finished the swimming season off in style with a silver medal at the final national championship of the season. Having achieved national performance qualifications at key meets this year, Jamie was delighted to be named as one of the 86 athletes on the Swim Ireland Irish National Squad’s ‘Junior Pathway’ programme. […]
Skins into second-ever All-Ireland Junior Cup Final
Tullow RFC 26 Enniskillen 56 Enniskillen advanced to the final of the All-Ireland Junior Cup for the second time in its history, following a convincing 56-26 win away to Tullow Rugby Club from County Carlow on Saturday. Played in perfect conditions on a superb 3G pitch, Skins were on the offensive from the start with […]
‘The History Maker’ ready to take on the world again
By Patrick McKiernan Despite enduring an injury-plagued end to the year, Fermanagh’s own darts master Brendan Dolan feels he is getting back into form just in time for his 17th consecutive tilt at the World Darts Championship. The Belcoo man has had a frustrating year despite claiming another ranking title at ‘Players Championship 10’ back […]
Gold for ‘Boxer of the Tournament’ Malanaphy in Poland
The Erne Boxing Club’s remarkable 2024 finished on a high last weekend with Anthony Malanaphy winning a gold medal at a multi-nations tournament in Warsaw, Poland whilst boxing as part of the Ulster High-Performance team. Competing in the Welterweight 67 kg category, he was pitted against Romanian boxer Samuel Roman in the semi-finals. Malanaphy boxed […]
Ram life: Trillick’s Corry loving Derby challenge
Seventeen-year-old Sean Corry from Trillick said he’s “loving” life at Derby County, six months after joining The Rams on a two-year scholarship. The former St Michael’s College student and Ballinamallard Utd youth player has either started or come off the bench for his club in the majority of league and cup games since he joined. […]
Lakelanders light up the pool in Omagh
On Saturday, 16 swimmers aged 10-14 from Enniskillen Lakelanders Swimming Club made their way to Omagh Leisure Centre for the second of Swim Ulster’s ‘Future Challengers’ series of galas. Charles Armstrong (12) competed successfully in three events and performed exceptionally well in 100m breaststroke, achieving a new PB by dropping a whopping 7.65 seconds. Holly Barkley […]
Award: A year to remember for Corrigan and Timoney
As a new year draws near, 2024 will live long in the memory of Ross Corrigan and Nathan Timoney. The two Fermanagh rowers, who learned their trade on the waters of Lough Erne, competed on the biggest stage of all, at the Olympic Games, and on August 2, they raced in the Men’s Pair A […]
McCartney places 6th in World Championship race
Enniskillen’s Ellie McCartney finished 6th in her World Championships heat in Budapest on Friday morning, posting her fastest-ever morning swim time in the 200m breaststroke. The Limerick-based swimmer hit the wall in 2:23:36 which is her second fastest swim ever. She will undoubtedly take great encouragement from her impressive debut at the Championships. McCartney’s time […]
McCartney takes gold ahead of World Championship swim
ON Sunday afternoon, Ellie McCartney won gold in the women’s 200m breaststroke at the Scottish National & Open Short Course Swimming Championships in Edinburgh. The Enniskillen star, pictured right, recorded the second fastest time ever by an Irish female swimmer, with Irish Olympic bronze medallist Mona McSharry holding the record, touching the wall in a […]
Bogue proud to be part of Kangaroos’ Premiership win
Fermanagh star Blaíthín Bogue was still on a high on Tuesday, following North Melbourne’s first-ever AFLW premiership win , completing a remarkable unbeaten season for the club. Bogue, who linked up with the Melbourne side in August, hasn’t played any games in the last four months, after joining pre-season late due to Fermanagh’s All-Ireland Championship […]