Tributes to clergyman who died, aged 100


  WARM tributes have been paid to one of Fermanagh’s oldest residents, Canon Aubrey Northridge, who has died at the age of 100.   Late of Goblusk, Killadeas, the retired Church of Ireland minister passed away peacefully on New Year’s Eve at Tilery Nursing Home in Florencecourt.   His death came just over six months […]

Father accused of threatening to ‘burn man out’


A 35-year-old man facing a catalogue of serious offences, who has breached high court bail on three occasions since it was granted has been remanded in custody, following the most recent incident. Gerard McDonagh (35) of Windmill Heights, Enniskillen is accused of entering the house as a trespasser to cause grievous bodily harm to a […]

Crunch meeting on growing fears over doctors crisis


A PUBLIC meeting has been planned for the Donn Carragh Hotel, Lisnaskea this Friday, 6th January (at 7.30pm) to highlight concerns about the future of local GP surgeries. To date, the GP surgery in Maguiresbridge has closed and patients requiring attention are being diverted to two named doctors on a Brookeborough phone number. Its closure […]

Drink driver (79) gets second ban


A 79-year-old man has been banned from driving for three years after being convicted of drink driving for the second time in six years. Enniskillen Magistrates Court heard on Tuesday that police were on patrol at Main Street in Garrison at 9.50pm on November 26th when they observed a stationary Volkswagen Golf. When they spoke […]

Gang linked to spate of holiday break ins


A NORTH Fermanagh DUP councillor, David Mahon has called on the public to be alert for suspicious persons and vehicles following a recent spate of domestic burglaries, two in Kesh and one in Ederney. Mr Mahon revealed that a woman lived on her own at one of the addresses but was out at the time. […]