Fermanagh’s ash trees give hurley makers hope


FERMANAGH is turning into a mecca for Ireland’s hurley makers as they search for the dwindling wood they need to keep a healthy production line going. The ancient Irish sport of hurling is called the “clash of the ash” because the hurls or hurley sticks are made from the bottom 1.3m of the native Irish ash tree. […]


Humanity prevails amid Hawaii’s raging wildfires


THE death toll from the wildfires in Hawaii now stands at 99, making it the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century, but humanity is burning brightly on the island too. Nearly the entire town of Lahaina in Maui was destroyed in the fire, and Fermanagh native Claire Mullally lives in nearby Kihei with her two daughters Mia, 11, and Lily, 9. […]


New cancer shop to open tomorrow


THE manager of the new Cancer Focus NI Shop in Enniskillen has said that employees are committed to ‘delivering care and support’ to Fermanagh people living with cancer. In June, the Herald revealed that Enniskillen has been selected by the non-profit organisation to be the location of the first regional cancer support centre in the North. As […]


Kinawley blow the Gaels away


AN understrength Kinawley dominated this Brewster Park fixture from start to finish. With many of the Boru’s key players attending teammate Danielle Maguire’s wedding in Portugal at the weekend, the game presented an opportunity for others to step up to the task, and they did. This tie was effectively over at half time with Kinawley […]


Fundraiser launched for ‘seriously ill’ young mum Laura


THE Fermanagh community has given its full backing to aid a fundraiser for local woman Laura O’Kane who is living with a ‘horrendous and debilitating illness’. On Tuesday, which celebrated World Severe M.E Awareness Day, her husband Damien O’Kane set up a JustGiving page, revealing the harrowing experience that his wife has gone through in […]