Barney Curley honoured at scene of famous betting coup


BELLEWSTOWN racecourse will be forever synonymous with Irvinestown’s Barney Curley who master-minded the most famous betting coup in the history of Irish racing after he successfully pulled off the Yellow Sam coup in 1975. In advance of the 50th anniversary of this landmark event in 2025, Meath’s Bellewstown racecourse has announced details of the inaugural running […]

Derrygonnelly man accused of domestic abuse offences


A MAN has appeared in court after allegedly threatening “to shoot his ex- partner dead by the end of the day” while she attended a meeting in a hospital. Daniel McCordick (30) from Doagh Road, Derrygonnelly, is charged with threatening to kill a female on April 9 and contravening a non-molestation order at South West Acute […]

Blow to rural policing with closure of Fermanagh office


THE PSNI has confirmed no officers will be lost in the Lisnaskea area when the enquiry office at the town’s police station closes. The planned closure of the office, which will leave just one police enquiry office in Enniskillen serving the whole county, is being shut as part of a cost-cutting exercise by the force. On […]

Fermanagh suspected stroke patient sent home without scan


“UNTIL you have ill health, you won’t realise how broken the system is.” That’s the message from a Fermanagh patient who, after suffering a suspected stroke, was sent home in the middle of the night without receiving a scan or a test following an 11-hour wait to be seen in the SWAH emergency department. Two days later the patient collapsed again, requiring another […]

SWC chief welcomes pay deal for local lecturers


THE news that lecturers are set to join teachers in Fermanagh and accept an improved pay settlement was music to the ears of the principal and chief executive of South West College in Enniskillen. Celine McCartan said she was “pleased that an improved pay offer was tabled to lecturers’ trade unions” after the offer was endorsed by […]

Longer wet winter leaves local farmers struggling


THE constant wet weather has intensified the pressure on Fermanagh’s desperate farmers whose livelihoods have been impacted as well as their mental health. April is normally seen as a month that marks a turning point in the farming calendar, but the weather in recent weeks has shown no signs of turning. The persistent rain has left […]

Farmer convicted for water pollution offences


ANDREW Hogg (34) of Coollane Road, Maguiresbridge was convicted at Enniskillen Magistrates’ Court for water pollution offences and fined a total of £500 plus £15 Offenders Levy. Hogg pleaded guilty and was charged under Article 7(1)(a) of the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 for the offence of making a polluting discharge to a waterway on 16 […]

Country star Carter ready for ‘Cash for Kids’ concert


FERMANAGH Country music star Nathan Carter is set to headline a major concert in Enniskillen to raise money for disadvantaged children and young people. On Thursday, May 16, the Liverpudlian has confirmed that he’ll be taking to stage at the Lough Erne Resort for a ‘Cash for Kids Concert’. A huge crowd is expected to […]