A 41-year-old Irvinestown man has been jailed for two months, suspended for one year, after he was convicted of handling a stolen Ifor Williams trailer which was taken from a farm in Co Leitrim.
Weather conditions force cancellation of Erne Head of the River Race
POOR WEATHER conditions has caused the Erne Head of the River Race to be cancelled, it has been confirmed. It’s the first time the annual race has been cancelled in its 57-year history. The Rowing Portora Club planned to host the race on a new course from Devenish Island, however changing weather conditions forced organisers […]
Drivers urged to spare a thought for hapless badger
DRIVERS on the roads of Fermanagh have been asked to reduce speed so as to reduce the number of badger ‘kills’.
Priest who sexually assaulted young sisters has success in appeals court
A FERMANAGH priest convicted of sexually assaulting three young sisters has had some of his convictions overturned.
BREAKING: Duo sentenced over Garrison attack
Kevin Barry Nolan from Blacklion and ex- Irish soldier Gerard James McManus from Letterkenny have been sentenced today to six and six and a half years respectively for terrorist offences relating to an incident in Garrison back in 2009.
Irvinestown man went on rampage with machete
A 23-year-old Irvinestown man who went on a rampage with a two foot long machete, slashing two people then absconded to the South before he could be arrested.
Flood walls and pumps pressed into action as water levels rise again
FLOODING has yet again hit Fermanagh, with the Derrychara Link in Enniskillen a particular trouble spot.
Staff ‘struggle to cope at A&E’
THE South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) endured its ‘worst ever’ weekend since opening as 18 patients were left waiting for beds in A & E as staff struggled to cope with the increased demand.
Businessmen join to bid for Quinn group
A GROUP of three businessmen have joined together in an attempt to buy the former Quinn Manufacturing Group’s manufacturing operations from the recievers.
Integrated Primary to increase pupil numbers
THE Integrated Primary School has been given the go-ahead to increase pupil numbers.