Lee Johnston has his sights set on championship crown


FOR Lee Johnston, life couldn’t be better. Heading into the final stages of the racing season, the Fermanagh native is sitting in fourth place in the championship, sixteen points off the lead, and he scooped a second victory in as many weeks at Silverstone, on Saturday. The Erne speedster admits that things are “not bad” after […]


Katie selected to represent Team Ireland


Fermanagh showjumper Katie Conlon has been selected to represent the Ireland Under-21 team at the World Nations Cup Finals at the end of the month.    Katie has been in superb form this season and she most recently finished fourth place in the 140 Young Rider Championship competition at the RDS National Championships.     Katie […]


Dolan downs ‘Mighty Mike’ in Budapest


BRENDAN Dolan sent shockwaves across the world of darts on Sunday afternoon, when he beat three time world champion Michael van Gerwen, in the deciding leg, to book his place in the quarter final of the Hungarian Darts Trophy event.   ‘The History Maker’  checked out on double one to secure victory against the Dutchman. […]


Abigail’s primed and ready for Miss NI bid


WITH just over two weeks to go until the final of the Miss Northern Ireland contest, Abigail Parkinson admits it would be “amazing” if she was to win the Miss NI crown at the annual beauty pagent. “It is actually hard to believe that the competition is now so close as my heat was back […]


McPhillips family ‘touched’ at support of local community


  Ray of Hope’ weekend to remember Mickey McPhillips is a huge success with talks, walks and music. JUST a few days on since the completion of the ‘Ray of Hope’ weekend in memory of Mickey McPhillips, the immediate and extended McPhillips family are still overwhelmed at how ‘kind’ the local community have been in […]


Gilroy braced for tough O’Dwyers test


The long awaited 2020 Junior Championship final has finally arrived and after a 11 month wait due to Covid postponements, the game has been refixed for Brewster Park this Saturday evening at 7pm.   Aiden Gilroy and the Derrylin O’Connell’s have a chance to put the record straight and end their seven year wait for […]

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Olympic memories that will last a lifetime


By Mark McGoldrick   WHEN my mobile phone rang at 7.45pm on Sunday night it was Sean Crowley calling from his Tokyo hotel room. It was 4am his time and he was still buzzing from the experience of watching Dublin boxer Kellie Harrington win a gold medal on the final day of the Olympic Games. […]


Pupils excel in A-Level results


  POST-16 students across Fermanagh have ‘excelled’ according to their school principals as A2 and AS students received their examination results on Tuesday morning. For the second year running, formal examinations were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic meaning schools themselves calculated the grades to be awarded to pupils. A third of the pupils in […]


Harps man Niall in the midst of World Cup fever in Qatar


JUST 18-months out from hosting the biggest international footballing tournament on the planet, World Cup fever is already gripping the football fans and local natives of Qatar. The World Cup in Qatar, which is scheduled to commence in November 2022, will be the first ever World Cup to be held in the Arab world and […]