Member's statement: Fermanagh and South Tyrone: Sporting Success
Member's statement by Mrs Deborah Erskine on .
- MLA
- Mrs Deborah Erskine
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 1 April 2025
- Type
- Member's statement
- Business
- Members' Statements
- Heading
- Fermanagh and South Tyrone: Sporting Success
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4876543
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Saturday was "Super Saturday" in Fermanagh and South Tyrone, with major wins for two local teams. First, I congratulate Dungannon Swifts Football Club on getting through to the Irish Cup final. It is a huge achievement for Rodney McAree and his side and for the club. It has been a dream in the making for the Swifts for around 15 years. Only 90 minutes and Cliftonville Football Club, the team that Dungannon will face on 3 May at Windsor Park, are between us and the cup. It was no "Blue Monday" yesterday in Dungannon. It is safe to say that everybody is buzzing from Saturday's win. I wish Dungannon Swifts all the best as they prepare for the final, and we look forward to cheering them on next month. Huge congratulations also go to Enniskillen Rugby Football Club, which won the Ulster Junior Cup final against Dromore Rugby Football Club at the Kingspan Stadium. I was delighted for the club. It is always wonderful to see our local clubs doing well. The celebrations went on until the small hours, and Mullaghmeen was bouncing when the victors returned home with silverware.
Such celebrations do not just happen. They are down to teamwork: people working together. The teams bring communities together, and I pay tribute to them all for their achievements. Long training evenings, weekends away from family and friends and their dedication to training in all kinds of weather are part and parcel of that. Congratulations to them all.
248 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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