Warm conditions and high-class fields made for yet another great day’s athletics at the 2025 edition of the Belfast Milers Club meet, at the Mary Peters Track, on Saturday. Frank Buchanan had the B European 1500m standard in his sights as he lined up in a very large field of 22 athletes in a strong […]
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 […]
National success for McCaughey and Gallagher
As Fermanagh’s juvenile athletes were impressing at the Irish Schools Cross Country in Ballybrit, local Senior and Masters athletes were bringing further success to the Erne County. It was thirty years since a Men’s team from Northern Ireland had won a UK Inter Counties Cross Country, but that record was set straight on Saturday 8 March […]
Impressive wins for Kelly, Toner and McKenzie
Over 1000 students from right across Fermanagh, Cavan, Tyrone and South Donegal were present to contest the E District Cross Country Championships at Castle Irvine Estate in Irvinestown on Tuesday. In the Minor Girls’ race, Kate Kelly totally dominated proceedings from the gun running well clear of the large field to record a very comprehensive […]
Fermanagh runner Annabel ready for the European stage
THE 2024 European Cross Country Championships take place this Sunday in Antalya, Turkey and Enniskillen’s own Annabel Morrison will be competing on the big stage. From finishing 55th in one of the first provincial cross country races in the U13 age group in Scotstown, County Monaghan in 2018, Morrison has climbed the ladder year on year. At […]
Provincial glory for McKenzie
On the back of superb performances at the Even Age Provincial Clubs Cross Country Championships in Comber a fortnight ago, athletes from the county were again to the fore in several races at the Uneven Age Group Championships held at the Finn Valley Centre, Stranorlar, on Saturday. The Boys U17 race had frightening depth to […]
Enniskillen Spooktacular remembers Martin Dillon
AS the town celebrated the success of Spooktacular number 12, organisers took a moment to pause and remember Martin Dillon. Martin, pictured below, was one of the Spooks main founders a man who fought hard to get the event up and running. He was a good runner and loved to encourage others – especially those […]
The Enniskillen man who wowed at the Olympics
Fermanagh man Robert Kerr won gold in the 200m and bronze in the 100m at the London Olympic Games of 1908.
Lady of the Lake runs hit new records
THE 2024 Irvinestown Lady of the Lake 5k and 10k was a huge running success having 352 runners and walkers take part. This is the largest number of participants the event has ever had in its history, with many locals from Irvinestown and Fermanagh based clubs taking part as well as athletic clubs travelling from Monaghan, Donegal […]
Fermanagh couple conquer Austrian Ironman event
TWO members of the Enniskillen Lakelanders Swimming Club said they were “delighted to finish” a hugely competitive and challenging Ironman competition in Austria. Jenny and Lee York, members of the Fermanagh club, said they were delighted to take part, with Jenny qualifying for the Women’s World Championships in Nice in September. “Lee and I completed Ironman […]