DERRYGONNELLY will play host to Fermanagh’s annual Royal Black Institution commemoration on Saturday, August 2, marking the first time the village has held the event since 1973. The large-scale gathering will see around 30 bands and preceptories from across the region commemorate the historic Battle of Newtownbutler (1689). Sir Knights from Fermanagh will be joined […]
Plans revealed for extension to famous Fermanagh hotel
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THE owners of one of Fermanagh’s best known hotels have applied for planning permission for a major extension. The plans would see front and side extensions to Mahon’s Hotel on Mill Street in Irvinestown. The work would include an extension to the hotel’s Delany Suite, a single-storey side bar extension and a covered link to […]
Enniskillen man to contest motoring charges
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A fifty-four-year-old man is to contest a number of alleged motoring offences. Donal Mulligan from Windmill Heights, Enniskillen is accused of driving after consuming excess alcohol, whilst unaccompanied as a learner and with no L Plates displayed. Offending is alleged to have occurred on November 11 last year at Loughshore Road, Enniskillen. A police officer […]
Fermanagh mourns Venerable Cecil Pringle
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The death has taken place of the Venerable Cecil Pringle, former Archdeacon of Clogher, who conducted his last service as a parish rector after 52 years of ministry in 2018. At the time of his retirement at Drumkeeran Parish Church, Tubrid, part of the parish grouping of Drumkeeran, Muckross and Templecarne, he was the longest […]
Fermanagh’s stark record on violence against women
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As the communities of Maguires-bridge and Ennis mourn the devastating loss of Vanessa Whyte and her children, attention is turning to a disturbing reality: Fermanagh has one of the highest rates of domestic homicide in Northern Ireland – despite having the smallest population. Vanessa Whyte (45), her 13-year-old daughter Sara and 14-year-old son James were […]
Seanie shines at Croke Park in final showcase
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A talented young GAA player from Fermanagh made his mark on one of the biggest stages in Irish sport on Sunday, delivering a standout performance during the All-Ireland Final half-time exhibition at Croke Park. Seanie Gallagher, a pupil at Enniskillen Integrated Primary School, was one of 42 children selected from across the country to take […]
Sporting fraternity unites in grief over tragedy
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Tributes have been paid from across the GAA community in Fermanagh, Clare and beyond following the tragic deaths of Vanessa Whyte and her children, James and Sara Rutledge. All three were remembered with a touching tribute at Croke Park during the All-Ireland football final on Sunday. Their photographs appeared on the stadium’s big screen as […]
Derrylin man denies being drunk-in-charge
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A thirty-one-year-old man is to contest an allegation of being drunk in charge of a vehicle. Taiarpa Millington from Geaglum Road, Derrylin is accused of committing the offence in a carpark near his home on April 10. A police officer aware of the facts of the case previously told Enniskillen Magistrates Court the charge could […]
Sadness following death of Caimín Meehan
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The late Caimín Meehan has been remembered as a “lovely young man” as the Enniskillen community mourns the sudden and unexpected passing of the well-known and much-loved father-of-three. Formerly of Coleshill in Enniskillen, Mr Meehan passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday. The community across Fermanagh was left saddened following the death, with a wave of tributes […]
Images of another day of heartbreak in Maguiresbridge
HUNDREDS of mourners turned out in Maguiresbridge today for a Service of Removal for Vanessa Whyte and her children James and Sara Rutledge. Local residents and workers lined the route to the Fermanagh village as the coffins of the beloved family made their way from Enniskillen to the service at St Mary’s Church. Forty-five-year-old Vanessa, […]