A 13-year-old Ukrainian refugee has settled into his new home and has signed up to play with Ballinamallard United. Maker Marynoshenko, his mother Kristina, and his 16-year-old brother Diomid fled Bucha, Kyiv, following a spate of bombings in the area. The family arrived in the North in May and were taken in by Una and […]
Share on Ice back bigger and better next month
SHARE on Ice is returning next month! Last year almost 9,000 revellers enjoyed what was Fermanagh’s first ever ice rink, at the Share Discovery Village outside Lisnaskea, with visitors coming from as far away as Cork. This year an even bigger synthetic rink – which is almost identical to a frozen one, only more environmentally […]
Missing Fermanagh man Frank returns home safely
MISSING Fermanagh man Frank McCaughey is safe and has returned to Enniskillen. Frank was reunited with his family on Friday evening when he flew in from Budapest, Hungary to Dublin airport after vanishing three months ago. He previously had made no direct contact with friends or family since July 13, when he was reported to […]
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. […]
Journalist in firing line for criticising Fermanagh
By John Carney OUTRAGED Fermanagh people have reacted angrily to Dublin journalist Brighid McLaughlin after her recent article about the county left many shocked and dismayed. Writing in her popular Sunday Independent column Brighid’s Diary, Ms McLaughlin did not hold back on what she thought of the place and its inhabitants. The writer’s gripes ranged […]
WATCH: Bring it home, Jon and Brian!
THIS weekend, Fermanagh duo, Jon Armstrong and Brian Hoy, head to the Acropolise in Greece, just 16 stages away from being crowned Junior World Rally champions. The last time that a Fermanagh man won a rally world championship was in 2004, when Monea’s Niall McShea won the PWRC. It is all to play for this […]
Manager Ryder ready to end Division One drought
The team of the season so far, without a shadow of doubt has been Erne Gaels. The Belleek men extended their winning run to nine consecutive league games against Enniskillen Gaels on Friday night. In a pulsating Brewster Park clash, the Belleek men showed they have the mental strength to grind out a win and knock over […]
Minnie in pecking order for Nose of Tralee title
By John Carney A FERMANAGH hen is hoping to knock her rivals off their perch in an All Ireland battle of the pets. Minnie the hen will be the county’s representative in this year’s Nose of Tralee, an annual competition to find the best pet in the land, and egg-pectations are high. In the blurb supporting […]
Fermanagh musicians excel in Mullingar!
By Mark McGoldrick SHAUNEEN Maguire and Odhran Harbinson were the big winners at the All-Ireland Fleadh in Mullingar which took place at the weekend. Maguire, from Comhaltas Derrylin, took first place in the over-18 piano accordion competition, winning the ‘Christopher Niland Cup’. Derrygonnelly’s Harbinson, meanwhile, was part of the 15-18 Ceilidh Band, under the leadership of […]
Sheep dung has comedian spitting at Lady of the Lake
By John Carney A MIXTURE of sheep dung and poteen left a German comedian with a bad taste in his mouth at this year’s Lady of the Lake Festival in Irvinestown. Last Wednesday a large crowd turned out at Castle Irvine Estate, Necarne, for the Fair Day where the World Sheep Dung Spitting contest took centre stage. The event had […]