CONTROVERSIAL TV sports pundit and barrister, Joe Brolly kickstarts this year’s Novena of Hope at the Graan (28th February – 9th March), and he is looking forward to the challenge. So, how did the invite come about? “I liked the way Fr D’Arcy spoke at the funeral of Eamon Coleman (one time Derry manager), and […]
Disney dream comes true for Eloise
Video – https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=800055456709046&set=vb.790541560993769&type=2&theater A four-year-old cancer sufferer from Irvinestown has become an Internet sensation after a video of her singing ‘Let it go’ from the Disney film ‘Frozen’. Eloise Singleton from Irvinestown was diagnosed with bone cancer in May last year. The inspirational child has met her illness with a smile on her face and […]
Pony club instructor cleared of sex charge
A FORMER Tempo pony club instructor who was cleared of having underage sex with a 15-year-old former student has spoken of the “ordeal” he and his family went through. Professional showjumper Gabriel Tunney, of Tattinweer, was accused of six counts of knowingly having sex with someone under the age of 16 on dates between April […]
Solicitors step up fight to save Enniskillen courthouse
SOLCITORS in FERMANAGH are to meet at lunch time today (Wednesday) to explore their options in relation to the proposed closure of Enniskillen Court House. Justice Minister David Ford has proposed that Enniskillen along with seven other court houses across the North close as a way save money in his department’s budget, cut by £75m. […]
Homes evacuated in bomb alert
A NUMBER OF homes had to be evacuated in Enniskillen at the weekend during a security alert. One resident of Hillview, where the alert occurred, told the Herald he had driven from his home when he came upon a police cordon. “Some residents were walking past and I asked them what was happening and they […]
UPDATE: 13 year old boy fights for life
A 13-year-old boy from Belcoo is fighting for his life in a Belfast hospital following an incident involving another student at an Enniskillen school on Monday. St Michael’s College student Oisin McGrath was taken to the South West Acute Hospital on Monday afternoon, however, he was later transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast […]
13-year-old student in serious condition following alleged assault
A 13-year-old student at St Michael’s College, Enniskillen is in a serious condition in the Royal Victoria Hospital after an alleged assault at the school on Monday.
UPDATE: Suspicious object declared ‘nothing untoward’
A SECURITY alert in Enniskillen today (Sunday) has been declared a hoax. Police were at the scene of a security alert earlier this afternoon in Enniskillen following reports of a suspicious object. However the suspicious object has since been declared to be nothing untoward. The Cornagrade Road was closed between Corban Avenue and Kilmacormick Road […]