WITH Fermanagh Live fast approaching, one performer joining the line up for the arts festival for the first time this year is looking forward to his musical homecoming. Derrygonnelly man Rory Pierce is one-third of musical trio Iona Sound, a band that “stitches together” the sounds of Ireland, Scotland and Scandinavia. Rory, who plays the cello and […]
New Hulu show to be filmed in Bundoran and Ballyshannon
A NEW TV show by RTÉ and US streaming giant Hulu is set to be flimed along the Fermanagh border in the coming months, and will be screened to international audiences on release. The black comedy starring Siobhán Cullen, called ‘Obituary’, will centre on a small-town obituarist living in the west of Ireland, who resorts […]
Liquidators sell off former Quinn pubs and hotel
A CITY-CENTRE hotel in Dublin that was once owned by Sean Quinn has gone up for sale for €22 million, one of several former Quinn properties in the capital that have gone on the market in recent times. Buswells Hotel is being sold by liquidators for the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC). Located across from […]
St Kevin’s principal tells pupils to make a difference
Principal Gary Kelly paid tribute to pupils at the annual prize giving awards at St Kevin’s College telling them to be passionate about issues and ‘make a difference’. The Principal told the audience of how proud he was of the pupils in the manner in which they conducted themselves during the disruption that the Covid […]
Twenty weeks of road works set for town car park
AS THE Enniskillen Public Realm scheme edges closer to completion, a car park in the centre of the town is now set for a major makeover, which will see if partly closed until February. Last year Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey travelled to the county town to announce £470,000 in funding had been granted for works […]
No SWAH financial penalties paid for by Western Trust
THE Western Trust has strongly refuted reports elsewhere claiming that they have incurred financial penalties with regard to the running of the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) in Enniskillen. It had been reported that the Trust were held liable for failing to meet contractual obligations to a private sector company, Mitie FM Ltd. However, a […]
Fire-fighting warnings for tough winter ahead
A WARNING has come that Fermanagh residents could be fighting financial fires come winter time if nothing is done to stop the cost of living crisis. The stark message from citizens organisation, Community Advice Fermanagh (CAF) who provide free help and advice on a range of issues – including energy bills and rent arrears. Welfare Rights Specialist […]
Public urged to be on guard with text scammers
Police are warning Fermanagh residents to be on their guard against fraudsters operating cost of living scams. The warning comes after a scammer contacted a local resident claiming to be from an energy company offering to pay them a grant. This scammer claimed they needed their bank details to pay money into their account. Thankfully, the […]
Young ‘dairy farmer’ is an online sensation
IS THIS the cutest little dairy farmer in Ireland? Millions of TikTok users certainly think so. Adorable two-year-old Ina-Grace Byers from Ballinamallard melted people’s hearts as a video of her helping to look after cows on her family farm went viral on TikTok. Currently, the video has got more than two million views and her mother Victoria, […]
Progress on new Lisnaskea health centre must speed up
The design plans for the new £18.5million Lisnaskea Health Centre will be completed by November this year. Health Minister Robin Swann – in response to a question from Fermanagh & South Tyrone MLA Aine Murphy – stated that the Western Trust has advised that the design work for the new building that will be on […]