After 18 years serving the people of Erne West, Cllr Swift has announced she will not be seeking election in this May’s local elections.
‘Fermanagh has awakened’ – Fr Brian on SWAH
“What we have now discovered is that underneath that acceptance there is an anger that we are being treated as second class.”
Man who died in crash had just buried grandmother
THE MAN killed following a traffic crash near Fivemiletown early on Tuesday morning had buried his grandmother the day before. Liam Mulligan, aged 28, and from the Fivemiletown area, died following a one vehicle road traffic collision on the Belfast Road. He had buried his grandmother Margaret Green, the previous day in Brookeborough. The single […]
St Aidan’s looks to the future after celebration
THE wheel of life came full circle at St Aidan’s High School in Derrylin at the weekend, as it celebrated 50 years at the heart of the community with a special service of thanksgiving, while looking ahead to the future. Half a century ago the school was officially declared open by the then Bishop of Kilmore […]
Enniskillen one of the best places to live
ENNISKILLEN has been named one of the best places to live in Northern Ireland. In the influential Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2023 guide, the county town was one of three places selected in the North out of 72 sites named across the UK. Donaghadee was the region’s overall winner, with Belfast’s Ormeau Road also featuring on […]
Fermanagh businesses win provincial awards
THE best of the Fermanagh hospitality industry received provincial recognition at this year’s Irish Restaurant Awards. Held at the Hillgrove Hotel in Monaghan last Monday, almost 800 restaurant and business owners from around Ulster dressed up in their finery to compete for top honours in the ‘Ulster Regional’ section of the national awards. The big Fermanagh […]
New legislation to clamp down on rogue jet-skiers
The new laws are designed to make the loughs of Fermanagh and the rest of the North safer for other watercraft and users.
Community ‘steps out’ for St Mary’s Primary School
HUNDREDS took to the streets of Fivemiletown over the weekend in a show of support for St Mary’s Primary School in Fivemiletown. Parents, pupils, politicians, clergy and many members of the wider community made up the 500-strong crowd that “stepped out” on Saturday morning and walked from St Mary’s Church to the much-loved school, which has been slated for closure […]