Kelly-Ann stepping out for charity!


NEWTOWNBUTLER woman Kelly-Ann Graham has certainly put an inch to her step in September. The mother of two is jogging and walking 100 miles through this month for charity. When she began she expected to raise only £150, but has now reached an amazing £450 and hopes to raise over £500 for ‘Children in Crossfire’. […]

Farmers facing into another winter of flooded fields


SOLUTIONS are being sought to address ongoing flooding issues in the Boho and Derrygonnelly area.  Flooding in the area has had an adverse impact on farmers, impacting on both land and livestock.  Local councillor Bernice Swift said DFI Rivers and Road officials recently attended a critical meeting with representative farmers of the Boho and lower […]

Death of local businessman


THE death has taken place of a businessman who revolutionised commercial printing in Enniskillen in the mid 1980s. Community man, John Cosgrove, 75 years, established his business, the Print Factory in Derrychara in 1984 and later expanded and relocated to Lackaboy Industrial Estate on the Tempo Road.  The youngest of a family of seven was […]

20 mph speed limits for outside primary schools


FOUR schools in Fermanagh are to have part-time 20mph speed limits installed. The local schools feature on a new list of 100 schools across the North to be included in the scheme.  While the introduction of this safety measure at St Aidan’s High School, Derrylin, St Mary’s Primary School Bellanaleck, St Mary’s Primary School Maguiresbridge […]

Singalongs proving a hit with care home residents


ELDERLY people everywhere are well known for singing along to their favourite tunes. Well, Fermanagh is no different with residents in many care homes lifting their spirits by joining in sing-songs with the help of a local tenor.  Fermanagh tenor Andrew Irwin who last week won the ‘Audience Prize’ at the Northern Ireland Opera Festival, […]

Remembering the Enniskillen man who swam to Scotland…


ENNISKILLEN’S renowned long distance swimmer Ted Keenan has been recognised for his North Channel swim, way back in 1973. Ted was only the third person ever to conquer the North Channel swim between Ireland and Scotland. Now, the man who swam the original  ‘triple crown’, the English, North and Bristol Channels, (he’s one of only […]

Unexpected death of man behind Cafe Merlot


THE unexpected death has taken place of highly accomplished chef, Gerard (Gerry) Russell, head chef at Cafe Merlot and Blakes of the Hollow for the past 20 years. Mr Russell from Glebe Court, Monea, but originally from Lurgan, was a skilled and talented chef who won numerous national wards and achieved the inclusion of Cafe […]

Work gets underway on  site for new health centre


THE LONG-AWAITED new health centre in Lisnaskea is finally making progress, however it will be at least another four years before the project is completed. The total cost of the new centre is expected to be between £12 and £14m. With contracts still to be handed out, construction of the new building on the site […]

Archaeologists uncover ancient human remains


A 4,000-YEAR-OLD cremation urn, containing the remains of a Bronze Age person, is one of many “very significant” items recently found in the Erne waterway.  As reported in last week’s Herald, a large cache of thousands of Bronze and Stone Age tools were found in a Leitrim lake during the lockdown. This latest discovery was […]