IN September 2021, former Ireland rugby captain Rory Best took part in a charity marathon to raise money for the Cancer Fund for Children charity. During his walk to Mayo, the Ulster rugby star called at the Lakeland Forum in Enniskillen to watch a charity rugby game between St Michael’s College and the Enniskillen Royal […]
Priest calls on nationalists to follow example of black Americans in upcoming election
A FERMANAGH priest, who has been helping shape Irish American politics for decades, is calling on nationalist and republican voters in the county to come together and “follow the example of black Americans” when voting in the upcoming Assembly elections. Fr Sean McManus, who hails from Clonliff in Kinawley, is the founder and president of the highly-influencial […]
Determined Doonan ready for the Dubs
AS Kinawley ladies prepare for an All Ireland semi final this Sunday, the significance of it is not lost on their captain Joanne Doonan. She’s been there with the Boru’s, knocking on the door of Ulster for quite some time and finally, on November 13 they burst through the door, beating Derry champions Steelstown in […]
Corrigan is coming home
When Dom Corrigan laced up the boots as an 11 year old cub, making his Kinawley debut on the under 14 team that played Erne Gaels, he found himself in nets. On that sunny Saturday morning, back in 1973, the then under 14 manager, Fr Gaffney, gave Corrigan the number one shirt but his performance […]
Back in the game and ready for Ulster Final
19 years after playing her first senior game for Kinawley Brian Boru’s, Gemma McCaffrey is preparing for an Ulster final this weekend. The mother of three, was forced to retire from the game she loves in 2009, after a torn cruciate the previous year. Then life took over! Gemma, mother to three children, 5 year […]
Kinawley will do ‘best we can’ in Ulster Club- Diver
A relieved Kinawley manager, Adrian Diver, paid tribute to both sides after an epic battle last Saturday evening with Derrygonnelly. “I’m very proud of the girls, they really dug deep, they needed to dig deep. I thought Derrygonnelly were excellent and put it up to us, as they always do. “They’re a great team but […]
Lockdown the game changer for GAA star
While the Fermanagh duo of Adrian Dunbar and Nigel Boyle were grabbing the major news headlines for playing their role in BBC One’s hit show ‘Line of Duty’, perhaps the most surprising moment for Fermanagh people was to see the former Erne attacking ace Tomás Corrigan patrol the corridors of Hillside Lane Prison as he […]
Patrick was ‘a proud Irishman and a man of the land’
“His patriotism for his land and his love of God were the one origin”
Colm was driven in business and in life until the end
DESCRIBED by his wife as a “warrior”, Colm McGoldrick fought his illness right up until last week when he travelled to London for additional treatment. It wasn’t meant to be, however, when doctors gave Colm and Nicola news they weren’t expecting and the father-of-two passed away peacefully in hospital shortly after. Colm was laid to […]
Ciaran’s Mourne challenge raises almost £8,000
Ciarán Corrigan along with friends Damien Owens and Jason Martin, recently ran the ‘Mourne Wall’.