SWAH custody escapee jailed


A FINTONA man who tricked officers into believing he was having an overdose, only to flee from the hospital, has been jailed for nearly two years. Duane Francis Farry (35), previously of Ashfield garden in Fintona, was sentenced at Dungannon Crown Court on Monday for offences which escalated from a broken window. On November 27, 2023, a […]


‘You might as well be talking to a Martian’


TRYING to talk to Belfast-based officials about the health crisis here, or other issues impacting Fermanagh, is like talking to someone from another planet, according to those lobbying for the return of services to the county. Pauline Corrigan from Florencecourt is one of the many hard-working volunteers from the Save Our Acute Services campaign group, […]


WATCH: Fermanagh pupils predict America’s new president


WITH less than a week to go before the American Election some Fermanagh students have been giving their views on who will be the next ‘leader of the free world’. The US Consul General James Applegate recently paid a visit to Enniskillen Royal Grammar School to speak to A-level history and politics students about the upcoming […]


Ulster Orchestra Quintet to perform in Enniskillen


The Ulster Orchestra Brass Quintet are coming to perform in Fermanagh. Music in Fermanagh is thrilled to present The Ulster Orchestra Brass Quintet in concert on Tuesday 5 November, 2024. Featuring leading musicians of Northern Ireland’s only professional symphony orchestra, this concert promises to deliver a rousing evening of brass music to audiences in Fermanagh. […]


Fermanagh dominates list of women killed


FERMANAGH is one of the most dangerous places in Europe to be a woman. Six of the 42 females killed violently in the North over the past eight years died here in Fermanagh, despite the county having the smallest population. To break that grim statistic down, the local deaths account for a total of 14.2 percent of the […]


Enniskillen artist’s painting goes down a treat


ENNISKILLEN artist Jordan Breen has dedicated his latest masterpiece to all those “who have moved away from home” but are keen to remember their roots to Fermanagh and Ireland. The 25-year-old recently received much social acclaim for his painting titled ‘A Taste of Home’ which was designed by the Enniskillen man, as his career goes […]


St Joseph’s pupils praised for ‘efforts and talents’


THE acting principal at St Joseph’s College praised her students for “their efforts and talents” at a special prizegiving which celebrated academic and extracurricular success at the Enniskillen school. St Joseph’s College has enjoyed strong academic success recently, with 84.49 per cent of pupils achieving five A*-C in their GCSE results, with 61.36 per cent getting A*-C […]


Fermanagh man’s helping hand to Hollywood star Farrell


IT was an action-packed weekend for Fermanagh man Ian Birney, from organising the Spooktacular which took place on Friday night to running the Dublin Marathon on Sunday alongside Hollywood star Colin Farrell. Ian has been organising the Spooktacular all year and was delighted to see the turnout on Friday night. “The 100 kids running the […]


Ballinamallard woman celebrated by UFU


FERMANAGH farmers are working with nature, not against it, and are producing some of the best produce in Europe as a result. That’s the message from local farmer Megan Morrow, who is this subject of this month’s ‘Women in Agriculture’ profile by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU). She wants the public to know that the […]


Fermanagh pupils quiz Consul General on US politics


A-LEVEL students had the opportunity to ask US Consul General James Applegate questions about the general election to help with their education and gain a clearer insight into American politics. “I do think most voters aren’t sitting down and working out through whose tax policy they prefer there is a sense of identity of who you […]