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GAA great laid to rest
Gaels within Fermanagh, Ulster and
indeed the whole of Ireland mourned
the death last Saturday of former
County Board Chairman and former
President of the Ulster Council, Mr
John Vesey.
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Point enough to send Skea top of
league
Football: Lisnaskea Rovers 2 Killen
Rangers 2 – Lisnaskea Rovers
moved to the top of the division one
table on Saturday but they will be
wondering how they did not secure
all three points in a game that they
dominated for long periods and led
2-0 at one stage. Indeed, if they fail to
win the league then they will certainly
pinpoint this game as a missed
opportunity.
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Roy set to face Henry and co in title
decider
Football: The fearsome sight of
Thierry Henry and Robert Pires looks
set to occupy the mind of Roy Carroll
over the weekend as Manchester
United team manager Sir Alex
Ferguson intimated at the weekend
that Roy will be given the task of
stopping the league’s top team in a
must win game for United on
Sunday.
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Michael on Celtic bench
Former Enniskillen Town United
goalkeeper, 19 year old Michael
McGovern (above), looks set to be on
the bench for Celtic tonight
(Thursday) when they play their
crucial UEFA cup tie against
Barcelona in the Nou Camp.
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McVitty and Carson win ‘nail biting’
final
Bowls: The popular Wellington pair
John McVitty and Dessie Carson
clinched this year’s Magheracross
Pairs title after a ‘nail biting’ final in
which it took an additional end to
decide this year’s winners.
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Lakelanders excel
Swimming: A team of strong young
swimmers from Lakelanders
Swimming Club weathered the
stormy conditions early on Saturday
morning, determined to pit their
levels of physical and mental
endurance at longer distances
against some of the finest
competitors in the province.
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Ladies impress in first year in Ulster
League
Rugby: Enniskillen RFC hosted all
six Ulster Ladies Clubs on Sunday
for the final round of the Ulster
League.
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Ireland’s best make a splash
Supermoto: St. Angelo again played
host to some of the top supermoto
and quad bike racers in Ireland with
the incessant wind and rain abating
just in time to allow Sunday’s event
to be a great success. Among the
mnay riders from Dublin, Wexford,
Wicklow, Belfast, Donegal and
Lisburn were a host of riders from
the west of the Bann that more than
held their own.
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Selection gives Gavin extra focus
Athletics: Triathlete Gavin Noble
achieved a remarkable double this
week, when the Fermanagh man
secured a place as the sole Irish
representative at both the Men’s
World Under-23 Championships and
the Senior European Triathlon
Championships. His selection
comes after a successful year in
2003, which saw the 22-year-old put
in a string of impressive
performances against triathletes
from throughout the world.
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Down hurdle surmountable
GAA: To progress to the semi-final
stage of this years Ulster U-21
Championship, Fermanagh must
overcome the difficult assignment of
a clash with Down, withe game
made all the harder as Down have
home advantage.
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Last gasp agony for Minors
GAA: Ulster Minor League -
Fermanagh 0-7 Donegal 1-5 –
Fermanagh were very unfortunate to
lose their opening game in the Ulster
Minor League when they lost out by a
single point to Donegal at
Irvinestown.
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