ERNE cot adventures have completed an historic row around Fermanagh for SWELL. The group is associated with Blue Green Yonder and their aim is to build, row and promote Erne cots, a traditional flat bottomed boat which is unique to Lough Erne and has been used for nearly a thousand years. The group decided they would row […]
Bikers ‘Lap the Lough’ for Fermanagh man Beoan Jones
FUNDRAISING for Fermanagh man Beoan Jones, who almost died after being hit by a car in Australia last year, is still going strong as he continues on his road to recovery. The Enniskillen man was only in Sydney three months when he was hit by a car near Sydney Bridge on November 11. Boean suffered spinal, […]
Fermanagh GAA community to remember late Shane O’Brien
THE Fermanagh GAA community is set to unite later this year to celebrate the life of the much-loved United Nations employee Shane O’Brien who lost his life in a tragic road crash in December 2020. A hugely talented sportsman who played for Fermanagh underage teams and represented Ireland at under-age level in International Rules died […]
Fermanagh pair raise over £10,000 for young people
BEST friends Roderick Farrell and Sean Mullan have thanked the community in Lisnaskea and around the county for their strong support for their mega fundraiser for Autism NI and Splitz Gymnastics Club. In total, the men have raised a total of £10,740 through their fundraising, which included a recent coffee morning at Hyde Out Gym, pictured here. The fundraising […]
Women get ready to tractor pull for new Hub project
Fifty women are getting ready to put their strength to the test as they prepare to pull a tractor from Irvinestown to Ballinamallard. This mighty challenge will take place on Saturday 14 September to raise some vital funds to complete Phase 1 of the Ballinamallard Community Hub project. The Hub, a not-for-profit community initiative led by Ballinamallard […]
Dolan hits the target
THEY say you shouldn’t meet your heroes because they’ll only let you down, but this was not the case for me. I’m a big fan of local darts star Brendan Dolan and I got the opportunity to meet him at a recent fundraising event in aid of Dementia NI at Culley’s Bar in Enniskillen. At one stage […]
Oisin’s car run fundraiser raises £6,000
AN AMAZING amount of £6,000 has been handed over to Air Ambulance N.I. by the family of the late Oisin Gregg. The money was raised at a recent car run fundraiser when hundreds of cars came out in Belleek. The fundraiser was in memory of Oisin and to celebrate his birthday on the 2nd of August when he would […]
Fermanagh musicians cycle to raise money for Omagh man
A LOCAL music star he was “very thankful” to take part in the hugely successful and popular ‘Wheels and Jigs’ cycle tour which saw musicians cycle from Fermanagh to Clare for charity. Some of Fermanagh’s leading musicians took part in the 161-mile charity cycle to Miltown Malbay, raising over £5,000 for an Omagh musician who “experienced […]
Fermanagh runners raise £15,000 after London Marathon
TWO Fermanagh residents said they were “overwhelmed by the incredible generosity” of the community after they took part in the hugely challenging London Marathon to raise money for local charities. Well-known and hugely-popular Belcoo resident, Tony McGourty, and his niece Kathryn Walls, recently were part of the 53,000-plus runners who completed the 26.2 miles marathon in […]
Women complete charity walk from Enniskillen to Derry
THREE Fermanagh women have walked from Enniskillen to Derry to raise much needed funds for Positive Futures Autsim Out Reach Service. Shauna Falconer, who has worked at the service for four years came up with the idea as this service covers the entire Western Trust and the reason for the choice of route. Shauna and her friend […]