Fermanagh students go stateside


  FERMANAGH students, Karen Wray, from Derrygonnelly and Elaine Maguire, from Marlbank, Belcoo, will be jetting off to study business at colleges in the USA, having been selected to take part in the British Council’s prestigious ‘Study USA’ programme for the year-long scholarship course. In all, 75 Northern Ireland students who were chosen following a […]

Suspended sentence for man in domestic incident with wife


  A 32-year-old man who assaulted his then wife in a domestic argument has been given a three month custodial sentence, suspended for 12 months. The case heard at Enniskillen Magistrates Court involved a fight between a husband and wife, part of ongoing domestic problems. The prosecutor outlined that on March 11, 2014 police received […]

Only one job created in county from foreign investment


  INVEST NI has come under heavy criticism from a local MLA who says that they are not doing enough to create jobs here. A total of 4, 760 jobs were promoted across the North by Invest NI, excluding start-ups. In Fermanagh, just one job has been promoted by Invest NI in foreign companies in […]

Ederney man ‘had been drinking’ when he attacked wife and infant


  A 38-year-old Ederney man who attacked his wife and two-year-old child at their home has been handed a suspended jail sentence. Antanas Pailauskas, from Carn, Ederney pleaded guilty to two counts of common assault when he appeared before Enniskillen Magistrates Court. He was handed a four month prison sentence, suspended for two years, was […]