Harps aiming for six


Five times Senior Champions Derrygonnelly Harps will face contenders Ederney St Joseph’s  on Sunday evening in this season’s Championship final.   Harps will be looking for their sixth New York Gold Cup in a row while Ederney will be looking to bridge their 52 year gap.   Joint Harps manager Brandan Rasdale says, “We’ll have […]

Farmers facing into another winter of flooded fields


SOLUTIONS are being sought to address ongoing flooding issues in the Boho and Derrygonnelly area.  Flooding in the area has had an adverse impact on farmers, impacting on both land and livestock.  Local councillor Bernice Swift said DFI Rivers and Road officials recently attended a critical meeting with representative farmers of the Boho and lower […]

£1.6m price for ‘one of the best farms in Fermanagh’


WHAT has been described as ‘one of the best farms in the county’ is up for sale for £1.6million. The extensive farm with high quality facilities and agricultural land in Fermanagh can be sold as whole or in two lots. The 202 acre property at Benmore Road, Coracloon, Churchill, Derrygonnelly, is on the books of […]

Sharpshooter Smyth hopeful for 2020 chances


A mind-blowing individual tally of 12-88 in all competitions last year identified Eimear Smyth as one of the top sharp-shooters of the ladies game and now the Erne star is eagerly looking forward to a return to the pitch. Last week the LGFA confirmed the formats for the 2020 All-Ireland series had been decided with […]

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Tenor Andrew getting ready to sing again


    Classical singer Andrew Irwin is finding it strange being at home during the pandemic.   He’s so used to travelling the world performing in concerts that it has taken him time to settle back into good old home life.   But he still has to ‘keep himself in shape’ to resume normal activities […]

Big song surprise for mum!


A DERRYGONNELLY family spread across the globe came together to record a unique cover of ‘Grace’ as a surprise to celebrate their mum, Lena McGurn’s birthday.  From Melbourne, Singapore and Glasgow the McGurn family recorded, edited and pieced together a video of their mum’s favourite song.  Karina Thomas and her brothers Adrian, Stephen and Michael […]

Vets may be facing prospect of medicine rationing


ISSUES with the flow of supply in veterinary medicine has left local vets facing up to rationing during what is one of the busiest seasons of the farming calendar. Local vet Innes Redmond of Lakeland Veterinary Services, with practices in Derrygonnelly and Belleek outlined challenges in getting essential products such as surgical scrubs and local […]

Priest warns social media linked to ‘suicide epidemic’


LOCAL priest Fr Cathal Deery, has spoken out on the “suicide epidemic” that has claimed the lives of over 307 people across the North during the past year.  Speaking to the Herald, the Derrygonnelly parish priest discussed the increase of suicides in rural areas like Fermanagh, “Rural areas in particular can be very isolating, and […]