Twelfth and Lady of the Lake to combine in Fermanagh


THE Twelfth of July and the Lady of the Lake Festival will join forces in Irvinestown this year. Traditionally the festival starts on a Friday, but this year it will commence on Thursday, July 11 as Irvinestown will also be hosting the county’s Twelfth celebrations the next day on Friday, July 12. The festival’s opening night is when the new […]


Asian community look forward to Chinese New Year


SATURDAY marks the start of the Chinese New Year for 2024, and Fermanagh’s Asian community will be out in force to enjoy it. Celebrated in China, East Asia and across the world, the festivities will see people feast with relatives, watch parades and pray for good fortune in the year ahead. In Fermanagh, families and friends will gather at […]


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 […]