MEMBERS of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (FODC) have decided at this month’s general meeting that they will not undertake any further visits to China during the current council mandate. In January, FODC was among a number of local councils across Northern Ireland invited to visit China at the end of April. FODC delegations previously […]
Trillick firm fined after employee crushed by lorry
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A Trillick-based company has been fined £14k after an employee was crushed by a lorry. Sean Kelly Commercial Ltd on the Corryglass Road was sentenced yesterday at Dungannon Crown Court. The company pleaded guilty to failing to ensure the health and safety of employees following an incident on October 23, 2023. On that day, a […]
Charlie’s Coronation Street character Jim killed off
ENNISKILLEN actor Charlie Lawson said he was ‘very proud’ to have played Jim McDonald in ‘Coronation Street’ after his long-running character was killed off. Charlie (66), who spent his early life in Fermanagh, is a hugely experienced actor who made his debut on the iconic ITV soap opera in 1989. The Enniskillen man enjoyed an […]
Victim of Trillick serial stalker shares her story
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A YOUNG woman has described the ‘horrendous’ ordeal of being stalked by serial offender Ezra Garfield and the shock of being arrested herself after he made fabricated counter-allegations. Mr Garfield, 25, from Trillick, was jailed for 19 months after pleading guilty to harassment and perverting the course of justice against Jodie Morrow, whom he had only […]
Trust say decline in mortality since EGS removal
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THE WESTERN Trust has said that mortality rates has dropped 24 per-cent since the removal of the emergency surgery. In a report to be discussed at the council meeting on Tuesday night, the Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT) provided an independent report which showed the decline in deaths. The report reads, “This most […]
Alleged stalker refused bail at Enniskillen court
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A serial stalker previously described as ‘an ongoing risk to young women’ has appeared in court in Enniskillen after again targeting a teenage girl. Tiernan McKenna (39), from Lambfield Drive, Dungannon, is charged with stalking to cause fear, alarm or substantial distress and harassment. The offending allegedly occurred between August 1, 2025 to February 27 […]
New Irish street signs for several Fermanagh villages
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FERMANAGH and Omagh District Council is set to spend £54,000 on installing new Irish language street signs. It will include new signs on roads in Newtownbutler, Derrygonnelly, Roslea, Tempo and Killadeas. People living on 16 roads in the local council area were contacted recently by the council after applications were made to have new dual […]
Event in Fermanagh aims to tackle theft of vehicles
ANOTHER trailer-marking event is to be held in Fermanagh next month. It follows the success of a similar event last weekend. Fifteen trailers were marked at the event in Garrison which was organised by the Erne West Neighbourhood Policing Team in a bid combat the theft of trailers. By getting their trailers marked, it deters […]
Fermanagh employees to run marathon for cancer centre
EMPLOYEES from a leading Fermanagh contractor are set to lace up their running shoes and take part in the Belfast Marathon to raise funds for the new Cancer Focus centre in Enniskillen. Killadeas-based Deane Public Works, established in 1967, has confirmed that 15 members of staff will tackle the 26.2-mile course on May 3. All […]
Irvinestown woman blazing a GAA trail in France
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A YOUNG Fermanagh woman is making her mark internationally after helping to establish a new Gaelic football team in France. She now has her sights firmly set on the GAA World Games this summer. Mairead Malone, originally from Irvinestown, has been living and working in Paris for more than three years. With a French mother […]