THE TRAGIC death of 70-year-old Richard Maze, who died after his motorbike collided with on the Boa Island Road last week, was just the latest in a long line of tragedies on our roads over the past year. In response to this ongoing heartbreak, a Fermanagh man is now heading up a regional road safety scheme […]
New film shows ‘Sites of Significance’ along the border
A NEWLY released local film and research project charts the experience of dance artists and facilitators in the border region. Focusing on the Cavan County Council and Fermanagh Omagh District Council local authority areas, the report and film, titled ‘Sites of Significance’, capture traces of the largely “unseen” dance activity that occurs in rural regions that […]
Fermanagh ladies conquer world’s toughest half marathon
A TEAM of Fermanagh women who conquered one of the toughest half marathons in the world said it was “emotional coming over the line” as they raised money for local charities. Representatives from the Churchill Ladies Running Club pulled on their running gear to take part in the Great North Run, the largest half marathon […]
WATCH: Community spirit on full show at fun farm
FERMANAGH Fun Farm has partnered up with Killadeas Day Centre to provide weekly coffee mornings for the local community. The coffee mornings happen every Friday and are run by the service users of Killadeas Day Care Centre who take the orders and serve the yummy goods to customers. Alan Potters manager of Fermanagh Fun Farm […]
Mannok to resubmit plans for new quarry in Cavan
FERMANAGH firm Mannok has withdrawn a planning application for a new quarry operation in Cavan just days before the local Council were due to make a decision on it. Mannok says it intends to submit a fresh planning application for permission for the proposed development near Ballyconnell, however. County planners in Cavan were due to […]
Fermanagh teacher denies sexually assaulting child
A RETIRED music teacher and former union president from Femanagh is to contest a charge of sexually assaulting a female child. David Baxter (65) of Killadeas Road, Lisnarick, is accused of sexually touching a child, aged under 13, on an unknown date between 1 February and 30 April 2018. No details surrounding the circumstances of the […]
Demand will be ‘exceptional’ at foodbanks this winter
THE manager of a Fermanagh foodbank is anticipating “an unreal strain on capacity” as pensioners and elderly residents in the county prepare for yet another unprecedented winter. Over recent years, between the Covid pandemic and the cost of living crisis that followed, local households have been facing even more financial burdens over the cold winter months. While […]
Fermanagh singer Treacy records new single
Donagh singer Patrick Treacy has taken another major step in his ever-growing music career.
Free weatherproofing workshop for Fermanagh farmers
The event will take place at the Boho Community Centre on Monday, 7th October 2024, from 10am to 3pm.
Fermanagh unites in support of baby Ruairi
Ruairi, son of Ederney and former Fermanagh GAA player Paul McCusker and his wife Sarah, was seriously ill when he was born.