Avian flu is a major threat to rural farming


FARMERS in Fermanagh have been left in fear that a rapidly spreading avian flu could be transferred to animals and cattle in the North. For almost 30 years, avian flu has posed a major threat to rural farming and fears are mounting after the deadly and potentially fatal H5N1 strain has been detected in cattle […]

Fermanagh’s John Garrity grabs attention of Brett Young


FERMANAGH music star John Garrity said he was delighted to be invited ‘as a guest’ to the concert of American Country music star Brett Young. The 43-year-old singer-songwriter from California recently sold-out the Botanic Gardens in Belfast, with huge crowds of Country music fans turning out to the concert. Before his Belfast concert, the award-winning […]

Sadness at death of ‘patriot’ Francie McManus


THE Enniskillen community has been left deeply saddened following the death of ‘proud Fermanagh man’ Francie McManus. Formerly of Hillview Park in Enniskillen, Mr McManus passed away peacefully on Wednesday. Mr McManus was born in Abbey Street in Enniskillen on May 16 1938, one day before the start of World War II. Celebrant Fr Joe McVeigh […]

Enniskillen man dies while on holiday in Thailand


AN Enniskillen man was preparing to return home for his godson’s birthday when he tragically died while on holiday in Thailand. Damien Melarkey had been nearly four weeks holidaying in the popular Southeast Asian country when he died suddenly just days before his flight home. “He died last Wednesday morning and was flying out on the Thursday […]

Fermanagh man quits as senior Tory adviser


A FERMANAGH man who was a senior adviser to the Conservative party has quit the party in response to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to leave a D-Day commemoration early, citing the Enniskillen bomb as a “catalyst” for his resignation. With the election campaigning now underway in earnest, Mr Sunak caused controversy last week after leaving the event in Normandy to […]

Fermanagh man accused of rape and strangulation


A MAN allegedly raped and strangled his ex-girlfriend as part of a campaign of violence aimed at isolating her from others, the High Court heard. Prosecutors also claimed the 36-year-old man dragged the woman down a street by the hair, tried to roll her up inside a mattress and declared she would be killed. The accused, […]

Fermanagh Formula One star Bernie Collins releases book


FERMANAGH motorsport giant Bernie Collins is hoping that her recently released self-penned book will encourage a ‘young and more female audience’ to pursue a career in engineering. For almost two decades, the Maguiresbridge woman has been a leading figure in the hugely popular sport of Formula One, where she worked alongside some of the biggest […]

Life on hold for Fermanagh patient in pain ‘24/7’


A FERMANAGH woman who has been suffering in constant pain without treatment for almost two years has spoken of how she has been left unable to live her life. Caroline Diver from Enniskillen is one of many local patients left in the lurch by the reduction in local osteoporosis services. More than a year-and-a-half after first being diagnosed with the […]