Death of Valerie recalls ‘Derrylin Starlight’ memories


THE much regretted passing of well known Derrylin traditional vocalist, Valerie McManus, has recalled whimsical memories of a long gone 1950’s era, when the Derrylin Starlight Dance Band was in its prime. For Valerie, who joined the band as a young teenager in 1952, after being asked by its leader, John McManus, who was to become […]

Garrity set for fundraising gig


ENNISKILLEN singer John Garrity is set to take centre stage in Mulligan’s Bar in Newtownbutler on Saturday as part of a fundraiser for the Community Development Association. Headed up by chairman Paul McLoughlin, the Newtownbutler Community Development Association is aiming to make the local play part in the town more inclusive for children living with […]

Return of street parking restrictions in Enniskillen


BUSINESSES in Fermanagh’s county town will be relieved to hear traffic wardens will soon be able to enforce street parking restrictions again. Since the completion of the Enniskillen Public Realm scheme, changes to town centre streets and their parking spaces meant new legislation was required for the rules to be enforced. As a result, while traffic wardens have […]

Incident at the SWAH


BOTH a fire service crew and an ambulance unit were called to the emergency department at the SWAH earlier today. They attended the scene around 3.30pm this afternoon. The incident was a minor one and was being dealt with by hospital staff.

Billy’s ‘Boule’d’ over by pétanque interest


WHILE many grassroots sports were suffering as a result of the Covid-19 lockdowns, the game of pétanque rose to prominence in South Fermanagh and across the country. First played in the French region of Provence in the 1900s, petanque, better known as boules, became the adopted sport of the then revolutionising country. In later years, […]

Outrage as Kesh and Tempo public toilets are vandalised


TOILET vandalism is giving Fermanagh a bad name a Councillor has claimed. The public lavatory facilities in Kesh and Tempo have been subject to vandals causing damage to cisterns, toilet seats and wash handbasins. Not to mention spraying graffiti on the walls. While the toilets in Kesh have re-opened, the ones at Tempo remain closed […]

Quinn book out now


SEÁN Quinn’s long-awaited autobiography is on sale in bookshops this week. Published by Red Stripe, it is also available to order online and an official launch of the book is scheduled to take place at the Slieve Russell Hotel in Cavan later next week. The book was originally to be published in May, but legal […]