ONE of Fermanagh’s most successful GAA clubs has set new standards in terms of facilities with the opening of an impressive new spectators stand. St Joseph’s GAA club in Ederney has been transformed into a modern state of the art sporting facility as part of the new £1 million North Fermanagh Valley Park. The centrepiece […]
Derelict old exchange could transform Buttermarket area
Eyesore site could be at the centre of town’s regeneration
‘Morning after’ drink driver is given a year’s ban
The court heard the defendant had been at a festival the night before.
On the ball… hundreds of trees for football ground
OVER hundred trees will be planted around the Ball Range football ground at Enniskillen’s Coa Road as part of an new environmental initiative. On Wednesday last a number of pupils from Devenish College, Mount Lourdes Grammar School, Enniskillen Integrated College and St Michael’s Grammar School came together to plant a variety of saplings as part […]
Getting on with folk is secret to a long life
ONE of Fermanagh’s oldest residents has celebrated a very special birthday. Charlotte Johnston, originally from Kilskerry, celebrated her 103rd birthday at the end of November. Charlotte, who has one son, has been living in The Graan Abbey Nursing Home for the past five years and she is the oldest parishioner at Rossorry Parish Church. So […]
Fears on future of care homes
AS DRUMCLAY Care Home prepares to close its doors for the final time there have been calls for urgent action to be taken to save the entire nursing home sector in Fermanagh. The Enniskillen care home, which announced in September it would be closing due to a shortage of nurses, will shut on December 12th. […]
Teacher accused of driving on ‘wrong’ hard shoulder
A JUDGE has taken time to consider his verdict in the case of a teacher who allegedly drove at speed along the hard shoulder on the wrong side of the road. Annette McManus (26) of Ballyness Road appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Wednesday where she contested a charge of dangerous driving. During the hearing […]
Local House Prices Rise Faster Than Rest of the North
HOUSE prices are continuing to climb here in Fermanagh, and even Brexit may do little to slow their steady ascent. According to the Land and Property Services’ report for the third quarter of 2018, the average price of a home in the Fermanagh and Omagh district is currently £124,513. That’s an increase of 1.7 percent […]
Arrested at Roslea checkpoint
A man who had no insurance, no licence, and no seats in the back of his car has been given a suspended prison sentence after being stopped by police in Roslea. Nathan Cawley (23) of Mullaghmatt, Monaghan appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday having been arrested over the weekend in Roslea. At around 10.45pm […]