WHILE religious and national identity figures have been the main takeaway from the Census NI results, the population of Fermanagh’s young and old has caused concern. Cllr John McClaughry, who represents the Erne North ward, says the figures of the amount of children under the age of 14 and adults over the age of 65 […]
Civic forum must be set up for smooth Irish unification
A CIVIC forum needs to be set up to plan for a united Ireland following the results of the Census NI figures for 2021. The statistics revealed that for the first time since partition a century ago, those identifying as being of the Catholic religion (45.7 per cent) outnumber those who are Protestant (43.48 per […]
‘Biggest ever United Ireland conference’
CIVIC nationalist group Ireland’s Future is aiming to fill Dublin’s 3Arena for the ‘biggest ever United Ireland conference’ on Saturday with a crowd of 10,000 in attendance. Actors James Nesbitt and Colm Meaney will take to the stage along with entertainers Denise Chaila, Donal Lunny and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. They will join Tánaiste Leo Varadkar […]
Could drinks spike testing kits be rolled out in pubs?
DRINK spike testing kits will be used next year in Belfast bars and Fermanagh businesses could also benefit from the new initiative. After a council motion was passed at City Hall last week, Belfast pubs and other licensed premises will see test kits for drink-spiking introduced onto their premises by next year. Large student hubs like Belfast are more […]
Family desperate to get sick mother home from Croatia
AN Enniskillen family has been left devastated after their mother fell seriously ill while travelling on a religious pilgrimage and remains hospitalised in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Jennifer Tierney, 73, left on a Marian Pilgrimage to Medjugorje in Bosnia and Herzegovina last Wednesday with her husband Dermot, and their daughter, Orla Humphreys. The group of 14 people were on a flight from Dublin Airport to Dubrovnik when […]
Man charged with attempted murder remanded in custody
A 25-year-old man has appeared in court charged with attempting to murder two police officers following an incident in which their car was rammed by a tractor. Matthew Nolan from Tattenabuddagh Lane, Fivemiletown is further charged with threatening to kill the officers, damaging three PSNI vehicles, driving while disqualified and without insurance. He was also […]
Attempted murder charge to be heard in court today
A 25-year-old man will appear at Enniskillen Magistrate’s Court this morning on a charge of attempted murder. He faces a total of 14 charges including two counts of attempted murder, three of criminal damage, driving when unfit through drink or drugs, driving while disqualified and other motoring-related offences. The charges relate to reports made on […]
Rory set for FLive homecoming gig
WITH Fermanagh Live fast approaching, one performer joining the line up for the arts festival for the first time this year is looking forward to his musical homecoming. Derrygonnelly man Rory Pierce is one-third of musical trio Iona Sound, a band that “stitches together” the sounds of Ireland, Scotland and Scandinavia. Rory, who plays the cello and […]
New Hulu show to be filmed in Bundoran and Ballyshannon
A NEW TV show by RTÉ and US streaming giant Hulu is set to be flimed along the Fermanagh border in the coming months, and will be screened to international audiences on release. The black comedy starring Siobhán Cullen, called ‘Obituary’, will centre on a small-town obituarist living in the west of Ireland, who resorts […]
Liquidators sell off former Quinn pubs and hotel
A CITY-CENTRE hotel in Dublin that was once owned by Sean Quinn has gone up for sale for €22 million, one of several former Quinn properties in the capital that have gone on the market in recent times. Buswells Hotel is being sold by liquidators for the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC). Located across from […]