NEW water refill stations have been installed in Enniskillen as a plan to promote sustainability and reduce single-use plastic in the town. Enniskillen Business Improvement District (BID) is behind plan to make the town more environmentally-friendly, supported by cross-border climate action funding. The new free-to-use refill stations, which were installed at the start of the […]
Golf tournament to bring £1m into Fermanagh economy
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A PRESTIGIOUS golf tournament has teed off at the Lough Erne Resort this week, bringing a much-welcomed injection of £1 million to the local economy. The Champion of Champions Junior Golf Tournament, which will take place at the award-winning venue from began on Monday (July 29) and will run until tomorrow (July 31). The tournament comes […]
Newtownbutler teen accused of charges from hit-and-run
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A teenager from Newtownbutler has appeared in court in relation to a total of nine motoring offences from an alleged hit-and-run. Joshua Irwin (19) from Feugh Road is charged with twice taking a vehicle without consent and causing damage in the process as well as causing injury, driving it without due care and attention, as […]
Back-to-school costs push Fermanagh families into debt
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FAMILIES across Fermanagh and the North are facing mounting financial pressures as back-to-school expenses continue to spiral, according to new research from the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU). The study, conducted by i-Reach in June 2025 with responses from 544 parents, found that nearly seven in ten (68 percent) view the cost of sending […]
Derrygonnelly to host Royal Black parade
DERRYGONNELLY will play host to Fermanagh’s annual Royal Black Institution commemoration on Saturday, August 2, marking the first time the village has held the event since 1973. The large-scale gathering will see around 30 bands and preceptories from across the region commemorate the historic Battle of Newtownbutler (1689). Sir Knights from Fermanagh will be joined […]
Plans revealed for extension to famous Fermanagh hotel
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THE owners of one of Fermanagh’s best known hotels have applied for planning permission for a major extension. The plans would see front and side extensions to Mahon’s Hotel on Mill Street in Irvinestown. The work would include an extension to the hotel’s Delany Suite, a single-storey side bar extension and a covered link to […]
Enniskillen man to contest motoring charges
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A fifty-four-year-old man is to contest a number of alleged motoring offences. Donal Mulligan from Windmill Heights, Enniskillen is accused of driving after consuming excess alcohol, whilst unaccompanied as a learner and with no L Plates displayed. Offending is alleged to have occurred on November 11 last year at Loughshore Road, Enniskillen. A police officer […]
Fermanagh mourns Venerable Cecil Pringle
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The death has taken place of the Venerable Cecil Pringle, former Archdeacon of Clogher, who conducted his last service as a parish rector after 52 years of ministry in 2018. At the time of his retirement at Drumkeeran Parish Church, Tubrid, part of the parish grouping of Drumkeeran, Muckross and Templecarne, he was the longest […]
Fermanagh’s stark record on violence against women
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As the communities of Maguires-bridge and Ennis mourn the devastating loss of Vanessa Whyte and her children, attention is turning to a disturbing reality: Fermanagh has one of the highest rates of domestic homicide in Northern Ireland – despite having the smallest population. Vanessa Whyte (45), her 13-year-old daughter Sara and 14-year-old son James were […]
Seanie shines at Croke Park in final showcase
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A talented young GAA player from Fermanagh made his mark on one of the biggest stages in Irish sport on Sunday, delivering a standout performance during the All-Ireland Final half-time exhibition at Croke Park. Seanie Gallagher, a pupil at Enniskillen Integrated Primary School, was one of 42 children selected from across the country to take […]