Borderline Players mark 25 years of theatre
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This September marked a major milestone for the Borderline Players, the much-loved amateur drama group based in Pettigo, as they celebrated 25 years of entertaining, inspiring, and bringing people together through theatre. Since the group’s debut they have produced over 30 pantomimes and plays, hosted the annual Pettigo and Tullyhommon Cultural Festival between 2002 and […]

Pettigo film student wins nine international awards
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A STUNNING short film by Pettigo filmmaker Frances Maguire has scooped nine international film awards and has been selected to screen at six international film festivals around the world from Chile and Australia to the US and France this summer. The short documentary titled “Echoes of an Irish Lifetime (2025)” focuses on the reminiscences of […]

Pettigo Road in Kesh closed due to fallen trees


Road users are advised to avoid the Pettigo Road, Kesh this morning due to fallen trees that have blocked the road. Police said traffic is being diverted onto the Boa Island Road. “Please seek an alternative route for your journey at this time,” said a PSNI spokesperson.  

Demand for justice on Michael Leonard killing


A HUMAN rights activist has demanded that justice be given to the family of Michael Leonard 50 years after his killing by the RUC. Pettigo man Mr Leonard was shot by the RUC around 200 metres from the Donegal border at Letter on May 17, 1973. He had been a disqualified driver at the time. Afterwards […]

Ciaran’s book on best War of Independence fiction list


FERMANAGH author and actor, Ciaran McMenamin, has had his second novel which includes the battle of Pettigo as its backdrop, listed as one of the Irish Times’ best works of fiction on the Irish War of Independence. The list was drafted for the national newspaper by Professor of cultural theory at UCD, Geraldine Meaney, who […]

Ciaran pens page-turning thriller in Cladagh Glen


CIARAN MCMENAMIN has written his ode to Fermanagh in his second book, a page-turning thriller and story of heart-breaking love and friendship. When a pivotal scene in the book, takes the female and male protagonists on a chase through Fermanagh countryside to the freedom of the Irish Republic, the detail about the landscape and atmosphere, terrain and […]