THOUSANDS of keen anglers from across Europe recently visited Enniskillen as the hugely popular Irish Fly Fair and International Angling Show returned to Lough Erne in style. The event saw 90 of the top fly dresses from across the world, from America, Canada, Aruba, Germany, Sweden and Norway, meet at the Killyhevlin Hotel in Enniskillen for […]
First World War medals returned to Brookhill
A BELFAST woman who wanted to honour her friend’s legacy has managed to bring a set of Great War medals back to Fermanagh, with the help of a local historian. Heather Loveday grew up next to a woman named Elizabeth Parker on the Donegall Road in Belfast. After Elizabeth passed away, Heather found a set […]
Fermanagh Facebook group sets membership target
A FACEBOOK group which helps connect Fermanagh people living all across the world is on the brink of reaching a ‘new milestone’ as it nears a record 34,000 members. Enniskillen Banter Facebook Group was set up by well-known couple, Benny and Charlotte Cassidy, and it has grown and expanded significantly and is the largest Facebook […]
Fermanagh public services hit by global IT outage
FERMANAGH’S health system and other public services were impacted by last weekend’s global IT outage, which saw widespread disruption right across the world. Believed to be one of the worst IT failures of all time, the problem was caused by a faulty update by cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike, which affected Microsoft Windows systems and impacted businesses, banks, airlines and […]
Fermanagh to raise glass to celebrate World Whiskey Day
IRISH people don’t need an excuse to have a drink, but there is even more of an incentive this weekend. Saturday is World Whiskey Day and events are taking place all over the globe to celebrate it. Having a wee dram is more popular now than ever. Whiskey connoisseur Pat Blake of Blake’s of the Hollow […]
Title-chasing Dolan wants to cause upset
IT’S been a ‘mixed bag’ of a season for Brendan Dolan – but the Belcoo man feels that he has what it takes to reach the latter stages of the World Darts Championship. Seeded at world number 28, Dolan secured automatic qualification for the Alexandra Palace event and he’s looking forward to participating in the major […]
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 […]
World Cup beckons
ON Friday morning, Ross Corrigan and Nathan Timoney will row for Ireland in the men’s pair at the World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne, Switzerland. On Sunday, the Fermanagh duo received news of their selection to row in the third and final event in the 2023 World Cup series. It is the first time since the Junior […]