‘I made plenty of mistakes,’ admits Seán Quinn


IT was the TV show that people across the county had been waiting to see on Monday night and it didn’t disappoint. Over four years in the making, and featuring candid testimony from Sean Quinn himself, ‘Quinn Country’ was the highly anticipated series that attempted to tell the story of the man who personified Ireland’s […]

Tempo man benefits from South West College Degree


A TEMPO student about to graduate from university has thanked South West College (SWC) for giving him the chance to pursue his passion. Martin Moffatt is currently en route to achieving a full BSc Hons Degree in Biomedical Science at Ulster University but says SWC’s Erne Campus in Enniskillen gave him the foundation to start his […]

What the Autumn Statement means for Fermanagh people


CHANCELLOR Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement is aimed at tackling the cost-of-living crisis but what impact will it have locally? On a positive note, new cost-of-living payments will see struggling households receive cash handouts to help them through the winter. Millions on means-tested benefits will receive a £900 payment, pensioners will get £300, and those with disabilities £150. If […]

Development work begins at Unipork site


CLEARING work has begun on the site of the old Unipork factory in Enniskillen to prepare the way for the construction of the keenly-awaited Lakelands Retail and Leisure Park. As can be seen from our drone footage, preparation work is well undeway at the site off the Cornagrade and Irvinestown roads in the county town. It […]

St Mary’s marks 200 years of founding father’s death


CELEBRATIONS to mark 200 years of St Mary’s Church in Maguiresbridge, and to mark the death of the man who founded it, continued this week. Bishop of Clogher, Larry Duffy, was the principal celebrant of a special Mass at St Mary’s on Sunday, marking the two century milestone. It also commemorated Fr Andrew Magonnel who was parish […]