Mount Lourdes 14 Strangford College 7 Mount Lourdes’ minor netball team defeated Strangford College in the final of the Northern Ireland Shield to complete an impressive double, having won the NI League B title in February. The final, held at the Lisburn Racquets Club saw a tentative start from both teams as they traded goal […]
May Day Rally revs up for 50th Birthday
The annual May Day Stages Rally takes place this Monday at St Angelo Airport. The event, organised by Enniskillen Motorclub, is celebrating its 50th birthday is a much-anticipated event for motorsport enthusiasts. There are approximately 80 rally cars entered with last year’s winner Aaron McLaughlin heading the field in his Polo R5. Defending the crown […]
Valley get ready for All Ireland league
Stephen Bothwell says he’s expecting a ‘high standard’ of rugby when Clogher Valley takes on Ballina in the club’s first ever All-Ireland League game this weekend. Valley travel to Heffernan Park in Ballina for the match and the coach says there’s good excitement in the camp. “Really from the end of last season, we’ve been […]
Sports Personality Award goes to ERBC ‘Golden Girls’
From the banks of the Erne to the famous Dorney Lake in Buckinghamshire, nothing was beyond the Enniskillen Royal Boat Club Junior 14 girls who delivered gold in the octuple class back in May. The crew of Natalie Turner, Isabella Wright, Abbey McCarthy Magwood, Darcy Balfour, Grace Collins, Emily Black, Tori Davis, Caitlin Kelly and […]
Toxic blue green algae found across Fermanagh
The potentially dangerous algae has been confirmed at four locations in the county.
‘Changes’ needed to healthcare claims former GAA star
A FORMER Fermanagh inter-county footballer has said that ‘structural changes’ need to be made to the health service after his four-year-old daughter endured a ‘distressing’ wait for emergency medical care at the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen. Last night (Tuesday), Ryan McCluskey, took to Twitter (see below) to share his story on his child’s […]
Murphy dedicates ‘double gold’ to his late father
Enniskillen rower Gerry Murphy repeated his 2018 feat winning a double gold at the European Masters in Munich, Germany at the weekend and dedicated the win to his late father, Gerry, who passed away in February. 63-year-old Murphy rowed in the over 55s on Friday in challenging conditions but raced the 1,000m race in 3 […]
WIN TICKETS TO THE FERMANAGH COUNTY SHOW
THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. Our winners are: Kathleen Coulter, Tempo Catriona Collins, Enniskillen Jonathan Hicks, Kesh Kevin Corrigan, Maguiresbridge We will be in touch with you on the contact information you provided at entry to arrange your prizes. Thanks to all who entered, don’t forget to pick up this week’s paper for a full […]
Talker Benny keeps it zipped to raise money for MND
“I can’t say it was easy to remain totally silent for 24 hours.”
Crews perform well ahead of July’s Irish Championships
Enniskillen took a strong team to Athlone to compete in the last major rowing event before the Irish Rowing Championships in Cork in July. With over 70 races on the straight course with no lanes, similar to the Inniscara course where the Championships will be held, it was good preparation for the 77 Enniskillen crews entered. The day got […]