AS if defeat to Donegal last Wednesday evening didn’t leave Fermanagh minor footballers feeling bad enough, they felt even sicker soon after it. This was due to a bout of suspected food poisoning that spread through the squad and their management team, which forced their match against Cavan in the Ulster Minor League in Derrygonnelly last Saturday to be called off. The majority of the […]
Sean Magee set for Donegal Town
Fermanagh multi-instrumentalist Sean Magee is set to headline a major performance at The Abbey Hotel in Donegal Town on Saturday. It’s been a busy time for the Enniskillen man who’s been performing in some of the biggest venues across the North during January. Magee kicked off his 2024 campaign in style with a sold-out show […]
BREAKING NEWS: Bonner linked to Erne Gaels job
THE Herald understands that former Donegal inter-county team boss Declan Bonner is one of the frontrunners for the position of Erne Gaels senior team manager. Bonner – who won an All-Ireland title as a player with Donegal in 1992 – recently guided his home club Na Rossa to the Donegal Junior Football Championship title. Fermanagh’s […]
Reihill praises team’s character
LISNASKEA manager John Reihill praised his team’s character and resolve after the Emmetts staged a spirited comeback in O’Donnell Park on Saturday to book their spot in an Ulster Championship semi-final. Played in Letterkenny, the Fermanagh champions found themselves six points down to Na Rossa midway through the third quarter, but the Emmett’s fought back […]
Noble and Jennings in the top ten mix at Donegal Rally
After three days of action, during which competitors had to tackle the demanding Donegal International Rally stages in blazing sunshine and torrential rain, it was Callum Devine and Noel O’Sullivan who stood atop of the podium. Many time British champion, Welshman, Matt Edwards and David Moynihan clinched second, while Sam Moffett and Keith Moriarty put […]
Fermanagh solidarity with Donegal after tragedy
A BOOK of condolences has been opened to allow the Fermanagh public to express their sympathy with the people of Creeslough, following the harrowing tragedy in which ten people lost their life last Friday. There has been an outpouring of grief following Friday’s devastating explosion, with people in Fermanagh showing solidarity with their neighbouring county. […]
Fermanagh feel to Lisa and Nathan’s Donegal wedding
The country singer has described the event as “a beyond perfect day.”
Return to the island -Lough Derg reopens to pilgrims
JUST days before the celebration of the saint himself, it has been announced St Patrick’s Sanctuary at Lough Derg will be reopened to pilgrims this summer. Having been forced to close for the last two summers due to the Covid pandemic – the first time since 1828 the pilgrimage had to be suspended – the famous holy site will […]
Donegal schools may be an option for Brollagh pupils
BROLLAGH: THE NORTH’S Education Minister, Peter Weir, has admitted that pupils from St Mary’s High School in Brollagh may be better off transferring to secondary schools in the South after the rural school closes . Local MLA Jemma Dolan, who attended Brollagh as a pupil, said she has already raised the possibility of Belleek students […]
Covid is linked to decline in local crossborder trade
TRAFFIC on some of Fermanagh’s border roads has fallen by over 40 percent since the current round of Covid restrictions came into force. With tighter restrictions on both sides of the border, traffic counters in Donegal have revealed a dramatic drop of thousands of vehicles using roads along the border since the Level Five lockdown […]