Money could have been spent on vital surgery, rages local councillor
Farmer spared prison over £14k missing mart money
Husband and wife alerted police to theft of cheques
Brollagh parents ‘incensed’ at plans to close school
ST MARY’S High School, Brollagh is facing fresh closure fears, with a proposal now brought forward to close the school’s doors as early as August 2020. This is the third time that the school has faced up to closure threats. The future of the school was first clouded with uncertainty in 2014, but the […]
Council spends over £100k on surveys for four buildings
THE COUNCIL has spent almost £100,000 of rate payers’ money on condition surveys for just four of its buildings so far this year. In an update to the February meeting of the Council’s policy and resources committee, covering the period ending December 31, an outline was included of capital spending by the Council so far […]
Friends’ high speed road trip ended in fatal collision
THE trial has opened of a man accused of multiple charges relating to a fatal road traffic accident near Newtownbutler just over two years ago in which an elderly man was killed. Kieran Smith (24) from Lisbree, Cootehill, Co Cavan, is accused of aiding and abetting his friend to cause death by driving dangerously, without […]
Border plans had Fermanagh joining up with the South
THE BORDER was only ever meant to be temporary, and the only reason Fermanagh was placed north of it was over fears of potential unionist violence. With so much focus currently on the post-Brexit future of the border, history lecturer Dr Conor Mulvagh has been looking back in at its origins. Writing in the Irish […]
Enough is enough: councillors under fire for rates hike
WITH district rates on homes and businesses set to rise by a further 2.3 percent this year UUP Councillor Robert Irvine, has said, “Enough is enough”. “Council colleagues at the moment don’t want to face reality and take some hard decisions. “We have to take on board the issues that businesses and individuals are facing […]
Ernemen set for the Hills
So at the midway break we have the peculiar, but gratifying sight of Fermanagh topping the Division 2 table. It’s a position built on the best defensive record in any of the four divisions. On Sunday the Ernesiders travel to Letterkenny to take on a Donegal side who would have been most pundits pre-tournament picks […]
Garda call for PSNI ’copter to help fight crime
DONEGAL gardai have called for PSNI helicopters to be allowed to cross the Fermanagh/Donegal border to tackle the “plague” of dangerous driving and cross-border crime. Earlier this month Brendan O’Connor from the Donegal Garda Representative Association (GRA), pointing out Donegal was isolated from the gardai’s own air support in Dublin, called on the PSNI chopper […]
St Michael’s have what it take to book final berth
All sides embarking on a competition do so with a certain degree of optimism, unfortunately for most a misplaced one. For this season’s MacRory Cup campaign, St Michael’s would perhaps have launched out back in the autumn with a stronger sense of belief than would have been the case in more recent seasons. And that […]