Fifty years on, this special podcast examines the impact of those killings on a small, rural community… and speaks to relatives still grieving.
Tributes paid to Newtownbutler man
THE sudden death last Tuesday of Lee Southam, 22, from Newtownbutler has shocked the local community. Mr Southam of Camphill Park, Newtownbutler, attended Erne Integrated College in Enniskillen. The school put up a heartfelt post to their former pupil on Facebook. “It is with great sadness that we learned earlier today of the most untimely death […]
Belleek B&B to showcase county on ‘Four in a Bed’
A FERMANAGH couple will be making history when they become the first from the county to take part in the popular Channel Four Reality TV Show, “Four In A Bed”. And for Bridie and James Gormley of Dulrush Fishing Lodge Belleek, it will be also memorable as this will be the first time that the show […]
PODCAST: Dark Days – Fear and murder in 1972
Fifty years on, this special podcast examines the impact of those killings on a small, rural community… and speaks to relatives still grieving.
Pondweed could destroy Lough Erne tourism
An invasive species could deal a severe blow to Fermanagh’s tourist economy. The warning comes after a study from the National Diversity Data Centre in the Irish Republic found the widespread growth of Nuttall’s Pondweed throughout the North. Lough Erne is one of the lakes that has seen the weed – native to North America […]
Striker Lafferty gets 10-game ban for sectarian remark
NORTHERN Ireland star, Kyle Lafferty, has been slapped with a 10-game ban after being filmed making a sectarian comment. The Enniskillen-born striker who currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock was given the ban by the Scottish Football Association (SFA) when footage emerged of Lafferty making the comment after being asked to pose for […]
Derrygonnelly minister comforts Creeslough community
A FERMANAGH rector has been comforting the people of Creeslough following the devastating explosion earlier this month. Rev David Skuce, who is from Derrygonnelly and previously served as Church of Ireland minister in Maguiresbridge and Derrybrusk, and Inishmacsaint Parish, was appointed Rector of the Dunfanaghy Group of Parishes in 2019. He joined Archbishop Eamon Martin, Bishop of Raphoe […]
Erne Vintage Classic Car Show returns to Necarne
The Erne Vintage Classic Car Show builds on the huge success of the event one year ago which raised an incredible £19,284 for the Air Ambulance.
Fears SWAH may be downgraded
THERE are fears the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) could be downgraded to a “glorified clinic” after the Western Trust warned the hospital’s ever-shrinking acute surgery workforce was approaching unsafe levels. It had been expected that the acute surgery service, also known as emergency surgery, would be withdrawn this week, which would result in Fermanagh […]
Witness appeal for Lisnaskea fire
Police are appealing for information following a report of arson which occurred at the Main Street area of Lisnaskea on Wednesday, October 19. Inspector Hicks said: “Shortly before 10pm, it was reported that an unknown man had reportedly poured a flammable liquid over a grey Mercedes E Series that was parked in the area. “The […]