Matthew Leslie

Connaught

Reporter at The Sligo Weekender

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Call for Skins fans to roar team to Junior Cup glory

3 weeks ago | impartialreporter.com | Matthew Leslie

2 1/1 Matthew Graham has urged the travelling Skins fans to roar the team onto Junior Cup glory. A cup final usually brings out a bigger turnout than a usual league game, and with the Kingspan Stadium renowned for producing a great atmosphere, Graham insists the fans can be Skins’ 16th man on Saturday. “It’s true that if you’ve got a bigger crowd and a good atmosphere, players actually do feed off that,” he said.
‘We need to take our chances’: Skins eager to end season with cup final glory

4 weeks ago | impartialreporter.com | Kevin Kelly |Matthew Leslie

2 1/1 Enniskillen RFC will look to cap an impressive season with silverware when they face unbeaten Dromore in the Junior Final this weekend. Matty Dane insists the team will be extra-determined to stop Dromore from securing a three-in-a-row win against them. League champions Dromore defeated Skins both home and away this season—losses that effectively ended Enniskillen’s hopes of winning the league title.
Surprise and disappointment as Leitrim forfeit game

1 month ago | impartialreporter.com | Matthew Leslie

File photo of Declan McCusker and Sean McNally alongside. (Image: Mary McElroy) Fermanagh PRO Deirdre Felloni has reacted with “surprise” and “disappointment” to Leitrim’s sensational decision to pull out of their scheduled NFL tie with the Erne county in Ballinamore on Saturday. The pull-out hands the Erne county two precious points and keeps their slim hopes of promotion alive in a very complex tight run race for promotion.
Moy mother of two dies while on 30th birthday celebration trip to New York

2 months ago | impartialreporter.com | Matthew Leslie

Sarah Reid who has died aged 30 (Image: Family photo) A mother of two from Moy, Co. Tyrone, has passed away while on a holiday in New York . Sarah Reid (née Macauley) was on a trip to the United States to celebrate her 30th birthday. She died suddenly on February 10, 2025. Sarah leaves behind husband Darren and their two sons Alexander and Harry.
Lisnaskea foodbank calls for more toiletries as busy Christmas period nears

Dec 4, 2024 | impartialreporter.com | Matthew Leslie

More toiletries are needed for Lisnaskea Food Bank as Christmas draws near. John Johnston, who helps run the food bank based at The Pantry at The Cornerstone on Main Street, states that aside from the usual food items, donations of a number of bathroom products are required. Those who shop at supermarkets will know how much more expensive toiletry items can be compared to certain foodstuffs and it is these items which are needed by the food bank.
Enniskillen candlelit vigil to mark two years without emergency surgery

Nov 13, 2024 | impartialreporter.com | Matthew Leslie

Fr. Brian D'Arcy. Picture by John McVitty. A message to show hard-working SWAH staff that they have someone in their corner will be displayed in Enniskillen on Thursday, November 13 by way of a candlelit vigil. Save Our Acute Service (SOAS) will be staging the event – called Shine A Light – at the Diamond in the town centre at 7pm to mark the second anniversary of the removal of the life-saving emergency surgery service from the SWAH.
Victims' families welcome their meeting with the Secretary of State

Nov 10, 2024 | impartialreporter.com | Matthew Leslie

The daughter of a husband and wife killed at the 1987 Enniskillen bombing has spoken of how pleased both she and the families of the victims were able to meet with the Secretary of State. Margaret Veitch – whose parents, William and Agnes Mullan, were two of the 12 people who died – stated that this was a productive move after the families felt they had been “ignored” by previous Northern Ireland Office Ministers.
Enniskillen remembers: Community rallies to pay sombre respects

Nov 10, 2024 | impartialreporter.com | Matthew Leslie

9 1/1 The sun shone on what was a solemn occasion as Enniskillen came out to remember its war dead. Although there was a big crowd at the War Memorial at Belmore Street, a collective dignified calm was felt in the air.
Nial’s film-making shines a light on dark subjects

Dec 26, 2023 | impartialreporter.com | Matthew Leslie

It could have been all so different for Nial Fulton had an RAF officer decided that the former Portora Royal student should take to the skies. Fulton, who has since been widely acclaimed as a documentary maker, might never have got the chance to make his name on the screen – not to mention produce some hard-hitting work that has at times rocked the establishment in Australia, where he now lives.
David vrooms across Himalayas for charity

Dec 1, 2023 | fermanaghherald.com | Matthew Leslie |Mark McGoldrick

A PEAK performance in the mountain’s by Enniskillen’s own motorcycle man, David Donaldson, has seen a phenomenal £29,000 raised for charity. David, who owns local business LE Graphics, has just completed a mammoth bike ride from Kathmandu in Nepal to Mount Everest base camp in Tibet. “I suppose the highlight was getting to Everest base camp – just being there, seeing it and spending the night there was incredible,” said David before adding that the trip was not without its obstacles.