JUNIOR doctors in Fermanagh and across the North have begun their first ever strike action, taking to the picket lines this morning (Wednesday) as part of an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions. Anyone with a hospital appointment today is likely to have it rescheduled, with “significant disruption to hospital services” expected as a result of the industrial action, which […]
Heartbreak after father denied access to his child
A HEARTBROKEN mother and grandmother, whose son is being prevented from having any contact with his child, has spoken out on the profound impact parental isolation is having on their family. The local woman has issued an emotional appeal to social services, and the family of her grandchild, to understand the damaging affects of keeping her […]
Weekend events raise almost half a million!
THE people of Fermanagh have once again shown their big-hearted nature, helping raise almost half-a-million pounds for local sports clubs through two events at the weekend. The bumper fundraising weekend kicked off with the Lisnaskea Emmetts’ Lip Sync at the Kilmore on Friday night, which saw the 15 acts each raising tens of thousands each […]
Jemma Dolan welcomes more support for students
A FERMANAGH and South Tyrone MLA has said it’s ‘welcome news’ that postgraduate university students in the North will now be able to access financial support for studying in the South. While the cost of living crisis continues to tighten its grip on Fermanagh households, Sinn Féin’s Jemma Dolan hopes that the newly agreed motion will […]
Fermanagh’s Erin Quigley judges in Scotland
FERMANAGH’S Erin Quigley recently took centre stage at one of the biggest agricultural sales and fairs in Scotland. A member of the Northern Ireland Charolais Club, Ms Quigley acted as a shadow judge at a major show and sale in Stirling, in Scotland. The 20 year old has been farming since she could walk and […]
Fr Troy set to speak at the Novena of Hope
ONE of the North’s most recognisable priests have been confirmed as a speaker at the upcoming Novena of Hope at The Graan in Enniskillen. Fr Aidan Troy from Wicklow will be speaking on Tuesday, March 5, where he’ll recall his active involvement in helping restore peace in Belfast. Alongside Fermanagh cleric Fr Gary Donegan, Fr […]
COLUMN: An accidental meeting
I WAS responsible for him losing his eyelash and gaining a wife yet I only met the man once and I don’t even know his name. It all came about because my first car as a newly ordained priest was a clapped out ten-year-old Austin Allegro that was held together by rust. The reason I came […]
Thousands raised for the burial of Valeria Amorim
THE family and friends of the late Valeria Amormim ‘can’t express how thankful they are’ after the Fermanagh community raised a staggering £23,000 to help with the burial of the 28-year-old Brazilian mother. Ms Amorim, who was six months pregnant, died suddenly following a tragic road crash which occurred in Belleek on Monday, February 19. A close […]
Erratic driver hands over cocaine to police
A MAN handed over a ‘small bag’ of cocaine to police officers after he was arrested for erratic driving in the Dromore area, a court has heard. Justin Patrick Daniel Lawn (36), of Edenamohill Road, Ederney, appeared before Omagh Magistrates Court charged with driving whilst unfit by drink/drugs and possession of a class A drug. The court heard […]
Harassment accused returned for trial
A 58-year-old man has been returned for trial on a charge of breaching a Restraining Order. Appearing for a committal hearing was William Thomas Birney whose address was given as no fixed abode, Enniskillen but remanded in custody since arrest who is accused of committing the offence on April 12 2023. A lawyer told Enniskillen […]