MARGARET Little from Drumderg farm near Maguiresbridge has taken to social media to give the world an insight into the day in the life of a farmer. As part of a social media campaign, Farm24 she profiled some of the daily farm tasks beginning with a video in the milking parlour. Margaret set her career […]
Man was selling fake Nikes in Newtownbutler shop
A MAN who was selling counterfeit Nike runners and Ugg boots in a furniture shop in Newtownbutler has been given a suspended sentence. Martin Patrick Maughan (41) of Main Street, Lisnaskea appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday charged with three counts of possessing items which breached registered trademark. On November 18th 2015, police carried […]
Quinn directors step up security
IT HAS EMERGED that Quinn directors and their families, who had already been living under threat for some time, have now been advised to install panic rooms in their homes following the horrific abduction and torture of Kevin Lunney last week. The savage attack on the Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH) chief operating officer last […]
‘Be a nosy neighbour,’ urges church bulletin
PARISHIONERS in the Lisnaskea area have been encouraged to become “nosy” in order to look out for each other following a spate of break-ins in the county. The appeal was made in the weekly parish bulletin for Aghalurcher. It comes after a summer of crime during which many residents felt under siege and in fear […]
Fermanagh rapist gets three year sentence
A JUDGE has commended the bravery of a victim in coming forward to report historic abuse telling him, “You were not to blame and nothing you could have done as a nine-year-old would have prevented this. Previously dubbed “as bad as Jimmy Savile” by a victim, convicted paedophile Richard Francis (38) from Fermanagh but now […]
New Game of Thrones to show off ‘spectactular’Fermanagh
THE AUTHOR of the books behind the global sensation Game of Thrones (GOT) has said a spin-off show that was filmed in Fermanagh recently will be “spectacular.” In June the Marble Arch Caves was closed for a number of weeks as the large film crew took over the caves and the adjacent Cladagh Glen forest […]
Have your say on where to walk your dog!
THE PEOPLE of Fermanagh are being urged to have their say on where they will or will not be able to walk their dogs in future, before time runs out. The Council was at the centre of a publicity storm this summer when it first announced its proposals to introduce dog control orders, which would […]
Four accused over burglaries at homes of elderly
THREE men and a woman who are accused of multiple burglaries and theft in the Fermanagh area, in which elderly, vulnerable victims were targeted have been refused bailed. The offences are alleged to have occurred on numerous dates between 16 June and 21 August, in Enniskillen, Lisbellaw, Maguiresbridge, Tempo and Fivemiletown, resulting in a combined […]
Guilty: ‘drugged up’ driver caused horrific death
THE MOTHER of Natasha Carruthers , who was killed in a horrific car crash near Derrylin in 2017, wept quietly in court on Monday as the man responsible for her death was found guilty. A jury found drug dealer and habitual criminal Nathan Phair found guilty of causing the death of Natasha Carruthers by dangerous […]
