Little craic at G8 but plenty of cracks

If Barack Obama was in search of craic, Enniskillen was probably the wrong place to find it.

Little craic at G8 but plenty of cracks

After electrifying the audience at Belfast’s Waterfront Hall, the US president ended up in rather more choppy waters overlooking Lough Erne as Russia’s Vladimir Putin appeared as chilly as the unseasonal weather.

Enniskillen did not feel like the temporary capital of the planet as the world leaders arrived at the golf resort up the road, with locals noting the sleepy border town was even quieter than on a normal Monday.

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