Fermanagh have booked their place in the Ulster semi-final, but not before weathering a dogged challenge from a determined 14 man Antrim outfit, a late Sean Quigley penalty putting a handsome complexion on the final scoreline.
Fermanagh minors come up short against Saffrons
FERMANAGH 2-8 ANTRIM 2-11 Ulster Minor Football Championship Quarter-Final John Hughes reports from Brewster Park. A final flourish from Antrim gave the Saffrons the win in this closely fought Ulster minor championship quarter final. But Fermanagh were well in contention for much of the contest and could have progressed had luck perhaps smiled upon the […]
Barry Owens: Redemption is in reach for Fermanagh
The day that the Fermanagh footballers have been waiting for is finally upon us and all the hard nights put in up at Lissan will feel like a distant memory.
BIRD’S EYE: 10 photos of Fermanagh from high in the sky!
Local photographer Ciaran May has been taking photographs with his ‘Bird’s eye’ kite for the past four years and has amassed quite the collection of photos.
IN TODAY’S PAPER: Ulster Championship Supplement
Inside today’s paper (Wednesday May 27) there’s a free 16-page Ulster Championship supplement with full interviews, previews and analysis ahead of the crunch tie. See below for a preview.
Fermanagh captain Donnelly only doubt for Sunday
The Coa man has been struggling with a hand injury and the Fermanagh management team believe the Ulster championship opener will come a little to soon for the influential midfielder.
UK drug gangs using rural parts of Fermanagh for cannabis
Criminal gangs from across the UK are using parts of rural Fermanagh to grow “high quality” cannabis in drug farms which is being sold on to other parts of the North.
No stand-out reason to visit Fermanagh, says tourism boss
FERMANAGH’S big tourist attractions aren’t pulling in the tourists the way they ought to. And it seems that keen deals being offered by local hotels are the main reasons why visitors come to Fermanagh – not the landmark attractions like the lakes and the Marble Arch caves.
Stage Racing returns to Fermanagh
The sunshine beat down last weekend for some 100 riders who turned up at the Share Centre for the Lakeland 2 Day stage race for A3 riders. Saturday’s stage covered 60 miles of scenic roads around Fermanagh. The race had hardly begun when three riders leapt off the front and began to open a gap […]
Reliving Oscar Wilde’s days at Portora
AN EVENT that will hold significant interest for local people during the inaugural ‘Wilde Weekend’ festival next month is a talk involving local author, Heather White. The Enniskillen woman has written a book ‘Forgotten Schooldays’ which looks at the former Portoran’s time at the school, and a talk with Jarlath Killeen (TCD) at the school […]