POLICE are investigating an armed robbery at a house in the area of Gardiner crossroads a short distance from Maguiresbridge. A report was received by police shortly after 9pm on Friday 21st September. Four masked men, armed with knives entered the house and threatened the male occupant before tying him up and making off with […]
Garden decking lands Lisnaskea couple in court
A COUPLE from Lisnaskea have been sentenced at Enniskillen Magistrates Court, on Wednesday 19 September for failing to comply with a council enforcement notice requiring the removal of decking. The charge related to the unauthorised erection of an area of wooden decking without the necessary grant of planning permission at their property in Castle Balfour […]
Growing farmer fears over loss of EU payments
WITH almost half the workforce in Fermanagh working in the agricultural sector there is growing concern that farmers here have received no assurances that support will continue in the long-term post Brexit. It is thought that up to 80 per cent of farming income here is derived from EU payments. In the midst of this […]
Barrier at blackspot ‘saves driver from serious injury’
A DRIVER has escaped without injuries after a one vehicle collision close to the spot on the A4 that claimed two young lives. On Wednesday night September 12th around 8pm, there was a one vehicle car accident on the A4 Belfast road in Brookeborough. The silver car ended up on it’s side and the driver, […]
Fermanagh left out of pilot to lower school speed limit
WHILE a pilot scheme to reduce speed limits outside primary school is being trialled in other parts of the North, no Fermanagh schools have been included in the exercise aimed at improving road safety for youngsters. The principal of St Mary’s Primary School in Maguiresbridge, John Prunty, has warned that a 20mph speed limit is […]
Graffiti artist back to brighten up the countryside
THEY’VE done it again! The creative souls behind community art group Sliabh Beagh have brought yet more colour to the fields of Fermanagh. Having previously brightened up the countryside in 2016 with their painted hay bales, the hard working Corranny-based arts group are once again turning heads long the county’s roads. “There’s a new set […]
Duffy raring to go after lengthy lay off
2018 hasn’t been a particularly memorable year for fleet-footed Irvinestown forward James Duffy. He has spent more or less a full season kick his heels due to injury and it is only over the past six weeks that he has finally got game-time. “It would be fair to say that at this stage I’m still […]
Police investigating armed robbery in Maguiresbridge
Police are investigating an armed robbery at a house in the Gardeners Cross Road area of Maguiresbridge on Friday 21st September. A report was received by police shortly after 9pm that four masked men, armed with knives, had entered a house in the area and threatened the male occupant, before tying him up and […]
Connor aiming to complete memorable ascent
Member of the county senior panel, Kane Connor is one of the key figures in a Belnaleck side which in recent years has emerged as one of the most progressive squads in the county. For many years the McMurrough’s were out on the fringe, making up the numbers, but those days are in the past, […]
Fears for the future of elderly as care home closes
CONCERNS have been raised about the provision of care for Fermanagh’s elderly after a care home in Enniskillen has announced it’s closure due to staff shortages. Drumclay Care Home currently has 34 residents and families impacted were told about the closure at a meeting last Wednesday night. The home, which is owned by Ebbay Ltd […]