Handsome new library is a popular meeting place


      ONE year on from the opening of the doors of Lisnaskea’s new library, the handsome new building on the town’s Main Street has become a popular meeting place.   Opened last April, the library has a lot more than just books to offer and has been holding a range of events to […]

Woman who stole £600 of drink ‘was visiting sick mothe


  A WOMAN who filled her trolley with over £600 worth of groceries in Enniskillen’s Asda store before walking out the door without paying has been jailed.   Geraldine Kilcullen (43) of Enniscrone in Sligo appeared by video link at Strabane Magistrates Court on Thursday.   The court was told that Kilcullen and two men […]

Family retreat to keep Ellie’s memory alive


    SIX months after her tragic passing, the parents of Ellie Nicholl have announced plans to keep her memory alive and provide other bereaved families with a quiet rural retreat.    The brave eight-year-old from Cradien, outside Enniskillen, passed away on the morning of March 9th from a rare progressive neurological condition known as […]

Eileen in shock at award from Queen


EVERY community could benefit from having someone like Eileen Drumm on their doorstep. The kind hearted volunteer was recently rewarded with a BEM (British Empire Medal) for her services to disabled people in Enniskillen.   Eileen was invited to Hillsbrough Castle on Friday September 9th to receive my BEM medal from Viscount Brookeborough. Eileen was […]

Drunk man punched police and made abusive remarks


  AN Irvinestown man who was reportedly drunk and sleeping at his ex-partner’s house called police “black bastards” and punched  one in the face last weekend.    Matthew Goan (32) of Moynaghan Road, Irvinestown appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday charged with two counts of assaulting police after he was arrested at the house […]

Concern drink driving is on the rise


  THERE are concerns drink driving may be on the rise again in Fermanagh, largely due to people’s ignorance of the law, and that the number of locals ending up in court could soar when new legislation is enacted.   While there has been a lot of publicity in recent times over the very real […]

Fermanagh in the pink with nearly twice as many baby gi


  WE are blessed among women in Fermanagh, according to a new survey of birth rates across the UK.   According to the study by the Office or National Statistics (ONS), which collected data on the number of male and female births in each area of the UK, a total of 51.4 per-cent of births […]

Judge unconvinced by driver’s excuse


A LOCAL man who believed he was covered under his father’s “fleet” policy has been fined for driving with no insurance. Police on mobile patrol at Sally’s Wood in Irvinestown at around 1.30am on Tuesday, May 24 observed a black Ford Focus leaving the estate and proceeding to a nearby car park. In the drivers […]