THE MAN accused of murdering Pauline Kilkenny in Belcoo last month has had his case adjourned until the new year. Joseph Dolan (28) whose address was given as Cornacully Road, Belcoo appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday via videolink from Maghaberry Prison. He is charged with the murder of Ms Kilkenny on a date […]
Health workers ‘deserve better than 3% pay rise’
FERMANAGH HEALTH workers, who recently voted overwhelmingly in support of strike action, “deserve better” than the Department of Health’s latest pay offer. That’s according to Unison, which has around 2,000 members here in the county, has rejected a £60 million pay deal for health and social care staff announced by the Department last month. […]
Weeks before Christmas, 82-year-old has nowhere to live
The 82-year-old’s family have been highlighting their father’s plight.
GAA club unveils new stand as part of £1m development
ONE of Fermanagh’s most successful GAA clubs has set new standards in terms of facilities with the opening of an impressive new spectators stand. St Joseph’s GAA club in Ederney has been transformed into a modern state of the art sporting facility as part of the new £1 million North Fermanagh Valley Park. The centrepiece […]
Derelict old exchange could transform Buttermarket area
Eyesore site could be at the centre of town’s regeneration
‘Morning after’ drink driver is given a year’s ban
The court heard the defendant had been at a festival the night before.
On the ball… hundreds of trees for football ground
OVER hundred trees will be planted around the Ball Range football ground at Enniskillen’s Coa Road as part of an new environmental initiative. On Wednesday last a number of pupils from Devenish College, Mount Lourdes Grammar School, Enniskillen Integrated College and St Michael’s Grammar School came together to plant a variety of saplings as part […]
Getting on with folk is secret to a long life
ONE of Fermanagh’s oldest residents has celebrated a very special birthday. Charlotte Johnston, originally from Kilskerry, celebrated her 103rd birthday at the end of November. Charlotte, who has one son, has been living in The Graan Abbey Nursing Home for the past five years and she is the oldest parishioner at Rossorry Parish Church. So […]
Fears on future of care homes
AS DRUMCLAY Care Home prepares to close its doors for the final time there have been calls for urgent action to be taken to save the entire nursing home sector in Fermanagh. The Enniskillen care home, which announced in September it would be closing due to a shortage of nurses, will shut on December 12th. […]