Enniskillen won’t stand any more hatred, says protester


A YOUNG woman who fell victim to what she described as a “hate crime” at the hands of evangelical street preachers at the Diamond in Enniskillen, has held a second peaceful protest in support of the LGBT+ community which has been allegedly targeted by the Christian group. Jamie Farmer along with a number of young […]

Prayer service to take place at Boho excavation site


A PRAYER service will be held this evening (Thursday) at the site of the excavation that is taking place on the Famine Road in Boho. Getting underway on Monday this week, the archaeologists from Queen’s University have been joined by members of the local public for the dig, which is taking place to mark 175 […]

Brexit Protocol demonstration in Enniskillen


  Loyalist spokesman Jamie Bryson called for political unionism and all sections of loyalism to unite in the fight against the Northern Ireland Protocol. The campaigner made the call at an anti-protocol rally in Enniskillen last night.  The event, which was also addressed by TUV leader Jim Allister, was the first to take place in […]

Man to face trial over the death of teenager


A MARRIED COUPLE have been sent forward for trial at the Crown Court in Belfast on charges relating to the death of a teenager in Enniskillen last year. Joseph Joyce (31), previously of Enniskillen but now living at a bail address at Clon Elagh in Derry, is charged with murdering 18-year-old John Paul McDonagh at […]

Newtownbutler priest leaves lasting legacy as a ‘Fermanagh great’


THE community of Newtownbutler has been left saddened by the death of a Fermanagh great. Monsignor Ignatius McQuillan (90) who was known to many as ‘Fr Iggy’, died peacefully at Cornfield Care Centre in Limavady last Friday. Born in 1931, the Crom Road native continued to play GAA for Fermanagh under the pseudonym of Seán […]

Hundreds of loyalists are expected to gather in Enniskillen this evening


LOYALIST from across the county are expected to gather in Enniskillen this evening (Wednesday) for a protest against the Brexit Protocol. Among the guest speakers at tonight’s event, which begins at Derrychara at 7.30pm, will be loyalist activist Jamie Bryson and TUV leader Jim Allister. Up to 500 people are expected to attend the event, […]

Number of Fermanagh Covid deaths would be ‘enormous’


DESPITE the soaring number of Covid cases across the county, there is plenty of evidence to show the vaccines are saving a significant number of local lives. Indeed, one local doctor has stressed if it wasn’t for the vaccination programme, given the current case numbers the number of Fermanagh Covid deaths right now would be […]