Positive results for bird flu at Fermanagh premise


THOUSANDS of birds are expected to be culled at a commercial poultry premises in Lisnaskea after positive results for Avian Influenza has been detected. Northern Ireland Chief Veterinary Officer, Brian Dooher, recently reported that signs consistent with the disease and initial results suggested the presence of the influenza at the premises. It’s been reported that […]

Man charged with possessing horse sex images
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AN Enniskillen man has been charged with possessing extreme pornographic images, including some which appear to show him having sex with a horse. Appearing before Dungannon Magistrates Court today was Jason Brown (22), of Corratistune Road, Enniskillen. The court heard Brown, who was originally arrested on October 16, had been re-arrested  yesterday having breached a […]

Man charged with possession of extreme pornography
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Police have charged a man to court following an arrest in Derrylin on Thursday, November 6. The 22-year-old is charged with a number of offences, including possession of extreme pornography and possession of indecent images of children. He is due to appear before Dungannon Magistrates’ Court this morning, Friday, 7th November.  As is usual procedure, […]

Service of Remembrance in Enniskillen on Sunday
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A LARGE crowd is expected to line out in Belmore Street in Enniskillen on Sunday morning for the annual Act of Remembrance Ceremony which is set to take place at the Cenotaph.  A service in St Macartin’s Cathedral will take place following the wreath-laying ceremony at the Cenotaph at 11am. Taoiseach Micheál Martin is expected […]

Fermanagh journalist recalls a life-changing experience


The Ulster Project’s main goal is simple yet powerful – to bring together young people from Catholic and Protestant communities in Northern Ireland, helping us see beyond division and learn from one another. As a teenager, I never really thought about sectarianism. Most of my friends, classmates and teammates were from the Catholic community. It […]

Largo Elis wants Irvinestown to embrace Ulster campaign
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ULSTER IFC QUARTER-FINAL IRVINESTOWN joint-captain Josh Largo Elis says the “belief in the group is huge” as they prepare to kick-off their Ulster Intermediate Championship campaign on Saturday evening in Kingspan Breffni Park. The St Molaise men head to Cavan to take on Cuchulainn weeks after they won the intermediate title, ending their 10-year wait […]

Ulster Project celebrates 50 years of friendship
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FOR nearly half a century, the Ulster Project has united Catholic and Protestant teenagers across the North, through friendship, understanding and shared experiences in the United States. To mark the project’s anniversary, a special service took place in Enniskillen on Saturday. Past members of Enniskillen Ulster Project joined clergy at St. Macartin’s Cathedral, before crossing […]