Two of Fermanagh’s top Country music stars recently collaborated at a night to remember at the Cork Opera House. Country music star Ryan is currently in the midst of a major tour of the country and he has invited fellow Fermanagh Country singer Lisa McHugh to join him on stage at a number of different […]
Fermanagh pair face multiple drugs offences
A MAN and woman have appeared in court accused of multiple charges relating to the alleged possession of various types of drugs. Kayleigh Georgia Elliott (20) from Lack Road, Irvinestown is charged with possessing cocaine, cannabis and Ketamine as well as intending to supply MDMA (Ecstasy) and cannabis. Calvin Vincent Holden (24) from Derrin Road, Enniskillen […]
PODCAST: Wild West and wild rover!
In the Bootroom Podcast, Tommy Nethery is joined by Ciaran Brown who was recently appointed as joint Dunbreen Rovers manager. They talk Rovers and all things local football including the West’s impressive win in Regions Cup qualifier. To read more on this story see this week’s Fermanagh Herald. Can’t get to the shop to collect […]
Fermanagh RNLI crews join in anniversary celebrations
FERMANAGH’S life-saving volunteers joined in the launch of the RNLI 200th anniversary celebrations in Belfast this week. Stephen McMaster from the Carrybridge RNLI crew and Alan Shaw from the Enniskillen RNLI crew were among volunteers from crews across the North to take part in the launch of the commemorative events at Belfast Harbour on Monday this week (March […]
Play Gym is a hit with infants and parents
By Jasmin Swift YOU’RE never too young to get started on your Olympic career! While the ‘Play Gym’ class at Bridge Gymnastics in Enniskillen is not a serious athletic training programme for newborns and toddlers, the classes are proving a big hit with parents who find introducing their babies to gymnastics at such a young age is […]
Jemma Dolan blasts lack of services for ADHD sufferers
‘GRAVE concerns’ have been raised about the lack of provisions of assessment and treatment for people living with ADHD in the county and in the North. Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Disability, Carers and Older People, Jemma Dolan, pictured right, feels that urgent attention must be given to enhancing services for people living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. […]
COLUMN: A dark secret
THE first man I ever hugged was Tony Esposito. In a black-and-white world, he was an explosion of Technicolor. But he had a dark secret. I had been accepted by the Diocese of Youngstown to work as a deacon in my final summer before ordination. I was assigned to this rather backward parish called East Liverpool […]
Woman charged with abduction of three children
A FERMANAGH woman has pleaded not guilty to abducting three children in October last year. The woman, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the children, is charged with three counts of abduction of a child under 16-years-old on October 5 last. The charges state the woman was connected to the children and […]
SOS campaign bids to help save BT jobs
THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) has launched a Save Our Site (SOS) campaign to save the 300 jobs at the EE (formally BT) site in Enniskillen. As part of the campaign, the CWU Region along with the CWU NI Telecoms Branch (NITB) held a public meeting on Monday night at the Westville Hotel. Hundreds of people turned out […]
Fermanagh singer John Garrity wows in the States
Fermanagh singer John Garrity recently spent a week in the United States of America entertaining his large fan base. Not for the first time, the ‘Belfast Busker’ headed off for a number of shows in Miami and Florida and he wowed with his performances. It’s been a busy time of late for the Enniskillen singer […]