Motorcyclist evaded police by leaving shop through emergency exit


A 27-year-old Enniskillen man who tried to avoid police officers by escaping through a emergency shop exit has been banned from driving, Fermanagh Court has heard. Sean Edward Duffy, of Drumbawn, pleaded guilty to driving without insurance and no driving licence. On August 26 shortly after 3pm, police spotted Duffy driving a Suzuki motorbike and […]


Bad news for boy racers!


  A CLAMP down on boy racers is hoped to stem escalating anti-social behaviour among young people in an affluent residential area in Enniskillen. In a bid to defuse mounting tension in the area over night-time engine revving, Fermanagh District Council will erect a barrier which will close off the Holyhill carpark in the evenings, […]


Anglers bring fracking protest to Enniskillen


  A CAVALCADE of up to 60 boats on trailers and fleets of cars wound its way through Enniskillen on Saturday as local fishermen gathered in a show of strength to voice their opposition to fracking. In their inaugural anti-fracking protest, the non-political anglers group FART (Fishermen Are Resisting Tamboran), claimed the controversial fracking process […]


‘Dodgy diesel’ causing misery for motorists


  ILLEGAL fuel continues to cause damage to cars – while stations providing it continue to ‘get away with it’. After it was revealed that 467 filling stations have been caught stocking illicit fuel in the North in four years, a local MLA has estimated that there could be up to 25 filling stations in […]


Novena celebrates 25th year at the Graan


  THE ANNUAL celebration of ‘hope’ at the Graan monastery in Enniskillen celebrates its 25th year this month. Speakers for the nine day ‘Novena of Hope’ include John McAreavey on the opening night, whose wife, Michaela, was murdered when the pair were on honeymoon in 2011. He is to speak about how he deals with […]


Petrol bomb attack in housing estate


  POLICE officers carried out house to house enquiries at the week-end following an early morning attack on a house in the Drumbawn estate, Enniskillen when a petrol bomb-type device was thrown at the property. The PSNI have confirmed there was one person inside the house at the time, but no one was injured. A […]


Dream ticket from Down Under brings family together again


A GARRISON family who are based in Perth, Australia say they are on cloud nine after winning a competition to fly home for the first time in four years to introduce their new-born baby to grandparents in an emotional televised reunion. Kieran, Laura and baby Kiera Rooney flew thousands of miles from Perth to visit […]