Stunning local property available on the market


JUST as one stunning million-pound-plus property comes off the market – snapped up by a celebrity couple – another has come on the market. Last week it emerged model and designer Faye Dinsmore and her husband, Web Summit founder Paddy Cosgrave, had bought a home likely coveted by many in Fermanagh – Coolmore Manor House, located on […]


Nurses fight for pay rise in line with inflation


FERMANAGH’S nurses continued their strike action last Thursday to demand for better pay and working conditions. The one-day dispute took place across the county and the rest of the North with nursing staff protesting for a wage. A pay rise had been offered but unions insist the offer was effectively a pay cut as it […]


Sympathies paid following death in Enniskillen fire


TRIBUTES have been paid to a woman in her 70s who died in a house fire in Enniskillen. Marie McKeating of Killynure Crescent, was remembered for her ‘quick wit’ and ‘a welcoming neighbour’ during her Requiem Mass in St Michael’s Church, Enniskillen yesterday. Mourners heard Monsignor Peter O’Reilly say that she would also be remembered […]


There’s no end in sight to street parking woes


IT WILL be at least six months, possibly much longer, before street parking rules in Enniskillen town centre will be enforced again, the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has confirmed. While the ‘redcoats’, as they are known locally, can still be seen around the county town enforcing rules in local car parks – which are Council run – the […]


Ardhowen refurbishment takes major step forward


THE £8 million refurbishment of the Ardhowen Theatre took a step forward last week, with the Council appointing a design team for the major project. Led by the award-winning Hall McKnight Architects – which have worked on numerous large projects across the world and covering a wide variety of buildings including heritage and cultural projects – the […]


Don’t make life ‘woof’ for your dog this year


THE Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is reminding people that dogs are for life, not just for Christmas. Many families across the county received a pet for Christmas and Barry McElduff, chairman of the local Council, is urging dog owners to be more responsible when it comes to their pooches. “I would like to remind […]