Lakeland Forum’s development plans get thumbs-up


FERMANAGH and Omagh District Council has approved planning permission for the redevelopment of the Fermanagh Lakeland Forum. The redevelopment will be the Council’s ‘biggest capital spend’ ever as well as being the first leisure centre building in Ireland to use Passivhaus design standards. It is anticipated that the full business case for the project will be presented […]

Championship schedule changed


THE refixed Senior Football Championship Group A Round 3 game between Roslea and Belnaleck is scheduled to take place in Kinawley on Sunday (October 1) at 4pm. As a result, the quarter-finals, which were supposed to take place this coming weekend, have now been pushed back until the weekend of October 7/8. The semi-finals have […]

Man arrested over death of Tyrone child in hit-and-run


A MAN has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run incident which claimed the life of a nine-year-old boy from Tyrone on Saturday night. Ronan Wilson, from Kildress, had been on a short break with his family to the Atlantic Way at Bundoran. At around 9.20pm on Saturday, Ronan was struck by a vehicle. The driver failed to stop at the […]

Boy dies in hit-and-run in Bundoran


Gardaí at Ballyshannon are appealing for witnesses following a fatal hit and run traffic collision in Bundoran last night. Shortly after 9:20pm, Gardaí and emergency services were alerted after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Atlantic Way, Bundoran. The pedestrian, a boy aged nine-years-old, was pronounced deceased at the scene a short time later. […]

Flanagan expects ‘huge test’ against Erne Gaels


After watching his side overcome Belnaleck with ten points to spare, Derrygonnelly Harps manager Sean Flanagan said his team will need to show more improvement this weekend when they take on Erne Gaels this Sunday: “We are happy enough just to get the win first and foremost and some elements of our performance were impressive, […]

SWAH surgery situation raised in House of Lords


THE FIGHT to save SWAH surgery has been taken to the halls of Westminster. Last week Lord Brookeborough, who is a hereditary peer, raised the issue at the House of Lords, after having already written to MPs in the Commons urging them “to provide as much help and influence” as they can in helping restore […]