LOCAL glass manufacturer and bottle filler Encirc has donated high-visibility vests and beanie hats to local schools in Fermanagh and has topped the 1,500 mark. Mullanaskea Primary School, Enniskillen and St. Columban’s Primary School in Belcoo were the latest recipients of almost 300 vests and hats. The aim of the campaign is to ensure that school children feel safe […]
WATCH… Rollerskating group glides into town
LEANNA is gliding into town with her new roller-skating club. Glide and Groove Roller-skate Club has kickstarted in Fermanagh bringing back an old-school sport to the local community. Leanna Kirkup is behind the move and runs the club. She developed her love for roller-skating when living in London and the passion grew from there. “I had a friend who invited […]
Coná and Shea take the plunge with new Cold Water Club
A NEW cold water group called Cold Water Club has dived into Fermanagh waters. The new group has been started by newlyweds Coná and Shea Daly who host local swim socials to help people get involved in cold water swimming. Coná had been doing events under her Instagram page dipsnhips for the last two years before starting the […]
Lakelanders coach proud of brother’s success at Worlds
DANIEL Wiffen has been taking the swimming world by storm after he won two gold medals at the 2024 World Championships. Although from Armagh, he has Enniskillen connections, with his older brother being the head coach of the Enniskillen Lakelanders Swimming Club. Ben Wiffen has been coaching the Lakelanders since 2022 and continues to help train […]
Mums at Work Network continues in Sinead’s memory
THE Mums at Work Network are back in Fermanagh on Thursday 22 February. The Mums at Work network was founded in 2016 by Sinead Norton, a mum of seven who wanted a place for female business owners to go to get support and gain knowledge from like-minded women who were in the same boat. Sinead lost her battle […]
Fermanagh family doing something ‘Relay’ special
Local charity Air Ambulance NI is appealing for your support with a fundraising challenge that will get you active. The charity is encouraging groups of 5 family members, friends or work colleagues to sign up for the Team Relay of the Moy Park Belfast City Marathon. The event takes place on Sunday 5 May 2024 and […]
Puppies for Palestine appeal
Springador puppies are for sale in Derrylin with all proceeds going to UNICEF for medical aid in Palestine. Ray McManus came up with the idea after seeing the coverage of the devastation on television. “Every time you turned on the TV there was hospitals closing down and they were running short of medical supplies. “I seen […]
WATCH: Mount Lourdes pupils jet off to Washington DC
MOUNT Lourdes Grammar School students are jetting off to Washington DC for five days full of American history. Fifty nine history students from Years 12,13 and 14 will be flying across the Atlantic to extend their history knowledge. The school has been planning this trip for several years but due to Covid restrictions it is only this year […]
Mount Lourdes bakers rise to the occasion
The Year 14 pupils of Mount Lourdes had a science lesson with a difference recently when they competed in their annual ‘Biology Bake Off Competition’. The pupils who are studying A Level Biology/Life and Health, were given the brief to come up with novel, tasty, scientifically accurate bake, that represented a biology theme. And the girls […]
Dubai’s calling for Tumbling Paddies
THE Tumbling Paddies are jetting off to Dubai where they are set for a jam packed weekend. The Fermanagh band enjoyed a lot of success in 2023, finishing off with five sold out Christmas shows which the bands drummer John McCann described as ‘massive crowds and the atmosphere was high’. The band has a year […]