Owens lands historic Ulster Lightweight title


ENNISKILLEN boxer Rhys Owens made history for the Erne Boxing Club on Saturday night. The Fermanagh boxer defeated Lee McKee on points in the final of the Ulster Senior Lightweight Championship in Belfast, to win the first ever Ulster Championship title for the Erne Boxing Club. Owens, fresh off the back of victory in Denmark […]


Tumbling Paddies set out action-packed Christmas tour


THE popular Fermanagh music group, The Tumbling Paddies, are ready to embark on an action-packed Christmas tour which will see them perform in eight different venues over the festive season. The Tumbling Paddies kick off their Christmas tour on Friday 3 December at the Silverbirch Hotel in Omagh and conclude in the Allingham Arms Hotel […]


Caritas ready for Christmas campaign


FERMANAGH choir, Caritas, is preparing for a busy winter schedule where it hopes to bring some Christmas cheer to the local community and raise funds for rural charities. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, last year, the choir was forced to move its musical rehearsals and performances online via modern technology. Group leader, Helen […]


Rossa’s turning into the next Alan Titchmarsh!


THREE year old Rossa McAloon from Kesh has grown his own pumpkins in preparation for the Halloween festivities. During the first lockdown, Rossa’s parents decided to start up their own vegetable patch and their son “become fascinated” with the idea of growing his own pumpkin. Rossa’s mother, Seana Tracey, feels that giving her son the […]


Celtic legend McNamara to drop into Charlie’s Bar


CELTIC and Scottish football legend, Jackie McNamara, is set to launch his new book, ‘The Name is McNamara’, in Charlie’s Bar tomorrow (Thursday). The four-time Scottish Premiership champion will kick off his Ireland book signing leg in Enniskillen this week, and he will hold a question and answer session with football fans at the book […]


McCaffreys are hitting the road for Macmillan Cancer Support


THIS Sunday, five members of the McCaffrey family from Enniskillen are set the Belfast City Marathon Team Relay in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Pat, Collette, Mark, Rachel and Laura McCaffrey. are running this marathon to raise money for the cancer charity, and at the time of going to press, they have raised a staggering […]