THE county came to a heartbreaking standstill this week as a result of two separate car collisions that tragically claimed the lives of two local people. A man in his 50s died at the scene following a one-vehicle collision on the Marble Arch Road, Florencecourt, during the early hours of yesterday, Tuesday, morning, while a […]
Flower power overcomes challenges of Covid
the impact of lockdown changed Clare’s business almost overnight.
Killyhommon’s ethos is brought to life in unique murals
The mural was designed by Fermanagh artist Kevin McHugh and it has three different walls.
Feast of rich traditional Irish music to be showcased
The Fermanagh Fleadhfest ‘21 performance has been created as a testament to the rich and unique heritage of traditional Irish music in Fermanagh.
Almost half of council sick leave related to stress
ALTHOUGH overall sickness-related absence among staff in the Council during the year of furlough, working from home and the Covid-19 pandemic is the “lowest absence for quite a number of years”, concerns have been raised about the level of staff currently off sick with stress and depression-related conditions. During a recent meeting of the Policy […]
Multi-million tourism project to put area on the map
“A flagship visitor attraction at the Shannon Pot will bring together many parts of the tourism product in the area.”
Contractors appointed to ‘The Wide Awake Way’
WORK is progressing on a plan to create a looped walk in Enniskillen, connecting various residential areas of the town. Last week the Council announced it had appointed contractors to build ‘The Wide Awake Way’, part of the Enniskillen Paths Project, which will see approximately 5km of pathways built or improved in the Devenish area, […]
Double celebration for Canon Dawson
IT was a double celebration for Canon Laurence Dawson this week, as he celebrated his 85th birthday and 60 years in the priesthood. A much loved character within the community of Brookeborough and further afield, Canon Dawson is renowned for his “young at heart” nature and passion for local GAA club Herber Mac Mahons. Paying […]
Adrian Dunbar reveals father was inspiration for famous quote
FERMANAGH’S very own TV superstar Adrian Dunbar has revealed his late father Sean was the inspiration for some of his now famous Line of Duty quotes. The Enniskillen man turned many a familiar Fermanagh phrase into what have become known as ‘Tedisms’ on the hit BBC show, in which he played Supt Ted Hastings. Possibly […]
Hogan Heroes’ honoured by Niamh’s creative flair
ST MICHAEL’S College has recently unveiled three commemorative photo boards which follow its team journey of the historic Hogan Cup winning team of 2019 where the school made history as it won a maiden All-Ireland title in joyous scenes in Croke Park. These three masterpieces have been innovatively designed and created by Niamh Blake, daughter […]