The Finn Valley Centre in Stranorlar, Co. Donegal was the venue for day one of the E District Ulster Schools’ Track and Field Championships last Wednesday. Students from Fermanagh performed well in very warm conditions against stiff competition from South Donegal, Cavan and Tyrone in the intermediate and senior age groups, with the top three in […]
Owens to fight for Ireland on Enniskillen billing
Ireland will take on Austria in an Elite International in Enniskillen later this month. The event, hosted by Erne Boxing Club will take place at the Westville Hotel on Friday, May 23 and feature 10 bouts and three supporting contests, with the first bell sounding at 7pm. Erne Boxing Club’s Rhys Owens will compete for Ireland while several […]
Marathon fever for avid local athletes
From TV celebrities to former sports stars, 50,000-plus participants pounded the streets of London in the 2025 TCS London Marathon on Sunday. Several local athletes were amongst the lucky ones to gain a place at this year’s event with the following results from some of Fermanagh’s local athletes. John Mc Donnell (Enniskillen Running Club) 3:03.59, Joanne […]
Lough Erne Ladies storm to North South Shield victory
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Four clubs were invited to compete for the shield and this year it was hosted by last year’s winners Slieve Russell, with the competition kindly sponsored by Gillan and David Wilson. The course was in excellent condition, and scores were high. Daphne Gibson took the overall prize of a fantastic 42 points and helped her […]
Enniskillen men play a big role in Ulster win
Ulster Juniors opened their defence of the Interprovincial Championship with an away win against Leinster on Saturday, in a high-scoring affair at Gorey RFC. Ulster, with five Enniskillen players in the match-day squad and two travelling as 1st reserves played with the wind at their back in the first half. To read more on this […]
Opening league win for Erne Community Cricket Club
Erne Community Cricket Club opened their NWCU League 5 campaign with a close-fought home win, by three wickets, over Coleraine 3rds at Lower Celtic Park. Skipper Mick Lodge won the toss and put Coleraine in to bat under overcast skies. ECCC’s line-up was full of all-rounders, and nine bowlers were used throughout Coleraine’s innings, which […]
Jennings continues bright start to 2025 with Manx win
Just a week after toasting victory at the Tour of the Sperrins Rally, Garry Jennings was spraying champagne following success at the Proflex Manx Rally. The Kesh man has been in fine form since the start of the 2025 season and on Friday and Saturday he continued to prove he’s as fast as ever when […]
Enniskillen rowers enjoy 13 wins in Dublin
Enniskillen Royal Boat Club rowers returned with 13 wins for the club last weekend from the Neptune and Dublin Commercial Regattas. Rowing on the River Liffey, the twisting 1000 metre course at Islandbridge was the first side-by-side test of the season and was a chance for the Junior 13 beginner rowers to experience classic river racing, albeit at J14 […]
Local Jiu Jitsu competitors bring home the medals
Members of Fermanagh Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competed over the last few weeks and brought home a number of medals. Earlier in the month, the club had several competitors competing at the Grappling Industries in Dublin and enjoyed a few wins and gained valuable learning. After five matches, Adam Rutledge came away with a bronze medal in his bracket in […]
Promotion hopes dashed in Mullingar
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Enniskillen’s hopes of playing in the Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division disappeared after a fiercely competitive playoff at Shay Murtagh Park in Mullingar on Sunday afternoon. Skins’ coach, Rodney Balfour said; “We’re very, very disappointed. Ennis-Kilrush came out fighting from the start and they caught us slightly unawares and it took us a good 20-25 […]