Kenny condemns Lunney assault
A cross border investigation is continuing today following the abduction of a man in Fermanagh last night. 50 year old Kevin Lunney – who is the Director and Chief Operating Officer of Quinn Industrial Holdings – was seriously assaulted. He was discovered by locals on the side of the road…
Quinn Director Abducted and Assaulted near the Border
Police are investigating a serious assault on 50-year-old Kevin Lunney in Fermanagh last night and are appealing for information. It’s understood the Mr.Lunney was abducted from his home in Derrylin at around 6.40pm yesterday evening and was seriously assaulted before being left at the side of the road close to…
Donegal too strong for Cavan in championship opener
Donegal will face Derry in an Ulster quarter-final on Sunday week after successfully defeating Cavan in yesterday’s championship opener. Ryan McHugh and substitute Cian Mulligan netted in each half as Declan Bonner’s side defeated the Breffni men by 2-20 to 1-15 in Ballybofey. In Connacht, Sligo will be away to…
Kilcar, Tourlestrane and Derrygonnelly all preparing for semi-finals weekend
Tourlestrane, Kilcar and Derrygonnelly Harps are all preparing for massive games in the provincial club championships this weekend. Kilcar are out first when they face the reigning Ulster senior champions Slaughtneil in Omagh’s Healy Park at 6.30pm tomorrow. The Derry side are also the reigning Ulster club hurling and camogie…
A number of changes to diocese priests in the region
The Bishop of Kilmore, Leo O Reilly, has announced a number of changes among priests in the diocese, which covers parts of counties Leitrim and Sligo and most of County Cavan. Fr Tom Mannion, curate in Glencar, Co Leitrim, and chaplain to Our Lady’s Hospital in Manorhamilton, is to be…
Sligo and Derry minors to clash in Ballybofey
Sligo’s All-Ireland Minor Football Championship quarter-final will take place in Ballybofey’s Mac Cumhaill Park. The game against Ulster champions Derry will throw-in at 2pm on Saturday, August 5. David Cummins’s Sligo side lost out to Galway in the Connacht final earlier this month, while the Derrymen defeated Cavan in the…
Manorhamilton the hub for Five Glens Wild Atlantic Loop
A new effort is being launched to attract more tourists to the northern areas of counties Leitrim, Sligo, Cavan and Fermanagh. It’s called the Five Glens Wild Atlantic Loop and focuses on about a dozen surrounding attractions, all within about a half hour’s drive of the central hub of Manorhamilton.…