A TALENTED Enniskillen man has been named Openreach’s ‘Engineer of the Year 2023’ at a glittering awards ceremony held in London, achieving the highest place out of all engineers across the UK for this accolade. Darrell McVitty, who now resides in Aghyaran, has been an Openreach engineer for five years, and he has helped to build, manage and maintain the […]
Aghadrumsee celebrate after extra time victory
THIS was a hard-fought Intermediate football final that went right down to the wire with Aghadrumsee claiming the honours in extra time. The lead exchanged hands a number of times and there was nothing between the sides at the break, level pegging at 1-3 apiece. Aghadrumsee started the brighter of the two teams in the second half […]
Paddies perform with Daniel on TG4
THE Tumbling Paddies said it was ‘a privilege’ to perform alongside Country music legend Daniel O’Donnell at the Millennium Forum in Derry. On Tuesday night, the Fermanagh band headlined the ‘Celtic & Country’ night on music talent show ‘Oprey le Daniel’, making their debut appearance on TG4. Hosted by O’Donnell, some of the best music […]
New manager McGourty will leave ‘no stone unturned’
“I want to try and win everything that’s there and I’d want to make that clear to the players, if you give everything you can to me, then we’ll not be far away, because the management will leave no stone unturned.” That’s the message from the newly appointed Fermanagh ladies manager, CJ McGourty. The Antrim […]
Special recognition for Greentown
THE managing director of Greentown said the company is ‘delighted’ to have obtained an award in recognition of its commitment to workplace diversity, equality and inclusion. The Florencecourt-based business recently picked up a Bronze Diversity Charter Mark award, becoming only the second Fermanagh company to receive the acknowledgement, after Encirc. “Greentown is delighted to have achieved this […]
Council clean up a sticky situation
AFTER the smoking ban was introduced in Ireland, chewing gum use increased by a staggering 30 per cent. To say it was a case of replacing one bad habit for another is debatable, but it takes up to five years for chewing gum to biodegrade, while in Singapore, it is banned altogether. Today discarded chewing gum is a major, and growing, […]
Championship schedule changed
THE refixed Senior Football Championship Group A Round 3 game between Roslea and Belnaleck is scheduled to take place in Kinawley on Sunday (October 1) at 4pm. As a result, the quarter-finals, which were supposed to take place this coming weekend, have now been pushed back until the weekend of October 7/8. The semi-finals have […]
Troubles legacy chief to act as peacemaker
FORMER senior police officer Peter Sheridan has said he is ‘absolutely committed’ to carrying out his role as the head of investigations of a new Troubles legacy body. The controversial Troubles Legacy Bill came into law yesterday (Tuesday), the Northern Ireland Office confirmed. The Bill passed the final stage of scrutiny, Royal Assent, on Monday. Mr Sheridan, who is […]
Natasha’s birthday party a big success
THE Newtownbutler community recently united to hold a special birthday party for much-loved member Natasha Graham. On Saturday, the popular character celebrated her 30th birthday party and the local community used the special celebration as a fundraiser for Marie Curie. In September 1993, Natasha was born six weeks premature and she was only given seconds to […]
Yoga, meditation, breathing practices during pregnancy
IF you are thinking about getting pregnant, then its time you also thought about yoga. You should also work with an experienced yoga professional who has many years’ experience working with people with different conditions including pregnancy. WEBMD has a brilliant article on the benefits of yoga for pregnancy and practicing prenatal yoga can benefit both […]