THE COMMUNITY of Lisnaskea has been left devastated following the loss of one of its most loved and popular characters. Kevin McCaffrey (70) of St Patrick’s Terrace, died peacefully at his home on August 2. The funeral Mass of the late Mr McCaffrey who was known by many for his outgoing nature and time for […]
Belleek man on bomb charges refused bail
A COUNTY Fermanagh man accused of making and planting a bomb under the car of a police officer in Belfast two years ago, has been refused bail. Peter Granaghan from Blackrock Park in Belleek has been on remand in Maghaberry Prison awaiting trial for the attempted murder of a PSNI officer since his arrest in […]
Covid figures almost double in one week
COVID cases have nearly doubled across Fermanagh in the last seven days leading up to August 8. Not one postcode area of Fermanagh saw a reduction in its positive cases this week, with the total figure of Covid cases now standing at 309, compared to 163 the previous week, and 143 cases the week […]
Gridlock again… Ring of steel around town centre
Roads blocked off and diversion signs create the perfect storm of traffic chaos. SERIOUS questions are being asked of the Department for Infrastructure and Fermanagh and Omagh District Council about the timing and decision-making behind the series of roadworks currently underway around Enniskillen. One retailer has likened the roadworks at Queen Elizabeth Road, Mill Street, […]
Pupils excel in A-Level results
POST-16 students across Fermanagh have ‘excelled’ according to their school principals as A2 and AS students received their examination results on Tuesday morning. For the second year running, formal examinations were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic meaning schools themselves calculated the grades to be awarded to pupils. A third of the pupils in […]
Emergency Services attend collision on Killadeas Road
Police received a report of a single vehicle road traffic collision on the Killadeas Road, Irvinestown at around 2.10pm this afternoon, Wednesday August 11th. The Herald can reveal that the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) received a 999 call at 2:04pm on Tuesday, 11 August 2021 following reports of an incident in the Killadeas […]
Man charged with murder of two-year-old toddler
Armstrong sent message child was ‘melting his head, crying for no reason’ AN ENNISKILLEN man who has been charged with one count of murder and one count of perverting the course of justice has been refused bail in relation to the death of a two-year-old girl. Darren Armstrong, (32), who is originally from Enniskillen appeared […]
Body of man found named as Ferenc Beres
THE BODY of Ferenc Beres was discovered close to the scene of car crash which took place on Main Street, Maguiresbridge on Monday. At around 1.15pm on Monday, local officers received a report of a road traffic collision on the Main Street in Maguiresbridge, in which the male driver of one of the cars involved […]
Councillors critical of roads maintenance process here
AT A RECENT meeting of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, several members spoke of their disappointment with the roads maintenance programme here, which has not addressed the scale of the problem. Despite much correspondence between the Council and its individual members and the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) and other bodies, many Fermanagh roads remain in […]
JUST IN: Police in Fermanagh are investigating the discovery of a man’s body in Maguiresbridge earlier today. The PSNI received a report of a road traffic collision at Main Street in Maguiresbridge at around 1:15pm, in which the male driver of one of the cars involved left the scene. Shortly before 1:40pm a […]