Local priest lobbying US Congress on United Ireland


A LOCAL priest who has been helping shape Irish American politics for decades is now using ‘people power’ to lobby the US Congress to support a united Ireland. Fr Sean McManus hails from the townland of Clonliff in Kinawley, but has been working in the US for almost 50 years. In February 1974 he founded […]


Motorists set for summer of delays on border road


ROADWORKS: FERMANAGH motorists are set for a long summer of disruption, with road works planned for the main road to Dublin for the next three months. On Monday, Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon announced £520,000 for the final phase of the £1.2 million project on the A509 Derrylin Road at Derryhowlaght. To read more on this […]


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Sexual abuse case inquiry delayed for medical tests


DELAY: THE CASE against an elderly man charged as part of a sexual abuse inquiry in Fermanagh has been delayed while his lawyers seek medical reports. James Balmer (85) from Cherryville, Enniskillen, is accused of five counts of indecent assault on dates between 1988 and 1990. A defence barrister said the case was not in […]