Reliving Oscar Wilde’s days at Portora


AN EVENT that will hold significant interest for local people during the inaugural ‘Wilde Weekend’ festival next month is a talk involving local author, Heather White. The Enniskillen woman has written a book ‘Forgotten Schooldays’ which looks at the former Portoran’s time at the school, and a talk with Jarlath Killeen (TCD) at the school […]

Good times return for jockey Ryan


THE good times have returned at last, following a length injury lay-off, for Donagh jockey, Ryan Treacy, A previous winner of the Fermanagh Herald Sports Person of the Month award. In what was a Grand National-crazy day in bookies across the country on Saturday, Ryan quietly rode four mounts at Tramore on Sunday and came […]

New £1.8m library is a big hit in Lisnaskea


LISNASKEA’S latest pride and joy, a brand new £1.28m library, opened its doors last week and it proved an instant hit with users. Mary McManus, who lives in Drumhaw Park near the ‘old’ library, was there with her grand-daughter, Cathy Ann. “I thought the new library was beautiful. Cathy Ann loves the books and she […]

Six road deaths in just six months


THE LATEST road fatality in the county, the death of an 11-year-old boy last week, brings the total number of road deaths here to six in just six months. Jamie Foat, from Carryduff, Co Down, died in the Royal Victoria Hospital on Sunday, April 5. Figures released by police said that in 2014 there were […]