election

All change on the Fermanagh front at FODC


That’s a wrap for Fermanagh candidates in the local council elections! After a long two days at the Omagh Count Centre, the Fermanagh councillors have now been elected. In the four Fermanagh DEAs, both Sinn Fein and the Ulster Unionists have six seats, SDLP have four seats, the DUP have three seats while the further […]


Sinn Fein lose Enniskillen seat as counting concludes


Sinn Fein have lost a sitting councillor as health campaigner Donal O’Cofaigh is elected.  In the past hour, the count has been completed in Enniskillen after a long wait for candidates. The final two seats have been filled by Sinn Fein’s Tommy Maguire and Cross Community Labour Party candidate Donal O’Cofaigh. The biggest shock came […]


ELECTION

Two UUP councillors retain their seats in Enniskillen


UUP Councillors Robert Irvine and Howard Thorton have been re-elected. Cllr Robert Irvine has a long wait before he was elected in the sixth stage of the Enniskillen count while current Fermanagh and Omagh District Council chairman Howard Thornton was also elected at the same stage. Earlier today, SDLP Councillor Paul Blake was retained his […]


Election

Blake re-elected in Enniskillen


SDLP Cllr Paul Blake is the second Enniskillen candidate to be elected. Cllr Blake was coopted onto Fermanagh and Omagh District Council in March 2018 replacing Patricia Rodgers and has retained his seat after being elected at the fourth stage of the count. DUP councillor Simon Wiggins was eliminated after recieving 340 first perference votes. […]


DUP

DUP top the poll in Enniskillen


DUP Councillor Keith Elliott has topped the poll in Enniskillen. The DUP man received 1,161 first preference votes as he retained his seat in the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council. SDLP man Paul Blake with 955 first preferences and the Sinn Fein’s Tommy Maguire on 946 votes appear to be polling well so far. Green […]


Fermanagh

Fermanagh 60 minutes from promotion


There’s an air of expectation in Fermanagh about Saturday’s national league final clash with Antrim at Clones. The stars, it would seem are aligning for the county. Hogan cup glory, Towns cup joy for Enniskillen, Josh Elliott’s motorcycle success and Ballinamallard’s Irish cup appearance, it’s a good time for sport in the county, a good […]