EFFORTS are being made to resurrect a Special Olympics organisation locally, but it will need the help of the Fermanagh people if it’s to come about. Based at Fermanagh House in Enniskillen, the Lakeland Special Olympics Club started in 2006, however, it closed last year. Special Olympics Ulster hopes to get the group up and running again and is having […]
Weightlifter Christine wins gold in Poland
MOVE over Ellie McCartney, the older brigade in Fermanagh can strike gold too. Not to be outdone, Fermanagh woman Christine McCann won gold for Ireland last weekend at the World Masters Weightlifting Championships in Wieliczka, Poland. She was part of the Irish squad that consisted of 18 athletes (fifteen women and three men) competing in the international event, with ages ranging […]
Buchanan makes the cut for Commonwealth Youth Games
LAST week the news broke that St Michael’s College student, Frank Buchanan, had been selected for the Northern Ireland team competing at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinadad and Tobago in early August. The 16-year-old secured one of five track and field spots up for grabs and will run in the 1500m event at the […]
Top 10 blockbuster video games this Christmas
We’ve sifted through our favourites from the year and included some of the most promising titles coming out around the Christmas season.
Traditional Toys are holding their own
Forget your Hatchimals and your Skylanders, here in Fermanagh traditional toys are still holding their own at Christmas.