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Fermanagh patient’s disgust as waiting list grows


A LOCAL patient who has been waiting years for treatment has hit out at both the health service and our politicians for failing the people of Fermanagh.  David Mace, who lives outside Enniskillen is in the middle of two eye surgeries. He had been told he would have to wait six weeks between the cataract […]

Court

Man denies threat to kill his partner


A NUMBER of charges which came about after an off-duty police officer tried to assist a distressed woman are to be contested, Enniskillen Magistrates Court has heard.  Martin Ward (37) from Villa Terrace, Ederney is accused of assaulting and threatening to kill his partner on August 3, as well as assaulting and resisting police. It […]

Pig farm opponents to step up action


THE DERRYLIN Community Action Group has vowed to step up its campaign against the location of a proposed pig farm close to the town.  In April a planning application was lodged with for a piggery on the Doon Road to cater for 1,000 fattener pigs. Well in the region of 650 objections were lodged against […]

Brazen burglars raid four houses in same street


RESIDENTS OF an Enniskillen housing development have been left shocked and frightened after brazen burglars broke into four homes in the one street in the space of a few hours on Saturday evening. The thieves, who stole a wide range of valubles from the homes including sentimental jewellery and the homeowners’ medication, struck at The […]

Finn Lough

Boa Island bubble domes going global!


VISITORS from as far away as China are flocking to stay in the wilds of Fermanagh.  When sibling Gillian and Michael Beare opened their first two bubble domes at their family-run Finn Lough resort in a forest in the Leggs area, close to Boa Island, the unique accommodation created a stir on social media. Fast […]

Concerns raised about public fire safety


THE FIRE SERVICE must reveal how much savings it will make by reducing the number of full-time fire fighters in Fermanagh, so the people of the area “know the price of our safety.” The call was made as it was revealed the Fire Service may be using the area as a test case to see […]