Blow to rural policing with closure of Fermanagh office


THE PSNI has confirmed no officers will be lost in the Lisnaskea area when the enquiry office at the town’s police station closes. The planned closure of the office, which will leave just one police enquiry office in Enniskillen serving the whole county, is being shut as part of a cost-cutting exercise by the force. On […]


Man with gun steals ‘substantial sum’ in Fermanagh


A MAN armed with a gun has stolen a “substantial sum of cash” during an armed robbery in Lisnaskea. Police said it happened at a business in the Cross Street area of Lisnakea last Sunday afternoon. Sources told the Herald that the business in question is Ladbrokes bookmakers in the town. A member of staff was […]


Mourners urged to remember happy times with Kelly Lynch


THE HEARTBROKEN friends of Kelly Lynch Gilroy have been urged to remember the happy times they spent with the 23-year-old, not the tragic circumstances surrounding her death. That was the message from Kelly’s devastated parents, Julieanne and Seán, delivered by Fr Jimmy McPhillips PP at her funeral at Holy Cross Church in Lisnaskea on Friday. […]


Dáire’s life to be celebrated by the rallying community


THE RALLYING community will be out in force next month to pay tribute to Dáire Maguire who died while competing in the Sligo Stages Rally in Ballymote last July. Mr Maguire, then 46, from Lisnaskea, was the co-driver in a Ford Escort driven by Gene McDonald (35) from Cootehill, Cavan, when the car left the road and […]


St Kevin’s College pupils are heading to Africa


PUPILS at St Kevin’s College are set to auction two Belgian Blue calves to raise money for an upcoming trip to Africa. Next year, members of St Kevin’s Carlo Acutis Faith Group will head off to Kenya to spend time with another school, learning about their strong faith and helping provide vital resources. St Kevin’s College […]