Annie’s abseiling down Belfast tower for charity


AN Enniskillen woman is preparing to take on a hugely challenging 190-foot abseil down one of the North’s tallest buildings to raise money for a leading cancer charity. Next month, Annie Masterson will join up with her colleagues from the ‘Friends of Cancer Charity’ organisation, to abseil down Belfast City Hospital Tower. Located on the […]

McGirr School of Irish Dancing’s world success


IT was celebrations all the way for local dancers from McGirr School of Irish Dancing at this year’s world championships. At the recent An Chomhdhail World Championships 2024 at the INEC Killarney, ten dancers from the school took to the stage and brought a total of 19 solo medals back to Fermanagh and West Tyrone. Dancers […]

Suspended sentence for assaulting ex-partner


A LISNASKEA man has been handed a suspended sentence for a “despicable” assault on his ex-partner. Declan McGovern (43) of Derryree Wood appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court charged with common assault, criminal damage, and breach of an occupation order. On Saturday, November 4 at around 4.20pm police received a report of a domestic incident at […]

Hope fades for return of Enniskillen fireworks


A LOCAL councillor’s attempt to reignite the call to bring back Halloween fireworks in both Omagh and Enniskillen quickly had cold water poured on it. At a recent meeting of Fermanagh and Omagh Council, Ulster Unionist Mark Ovens proposed that the popular displays be reinstated. Cllr Ovens said, “Last July, I asked for the Halloween […]

Concern over blue-green algae on Lough Erne


THERE is concern the continual pumping of untreated sewage into Lough Erne could harm local tourism and trigger toxic blue-green algae blooms on the waterway as the weather starts to heat up. As reported many times by this paper, the issue of raw sewage being pumped into the Erne has been an ongoing problem for years now. Despite having […]