Full extent of huge reliance on European money is spelled out
Husband fundraising to bring wife home from hospital
THE husband of an Enniskillen woman who is fighting a rare form of cancer and has been in hospital for the past eight months is raising funds to bring her home. Forty-three-year-old Veronica Earley from Kilmacormick in Enniskillen was diagnosed with Non Small Cell, Lung Cancer in February 2017. It is a rare form of […]
Hit and run driver who killed his brother to hear fate
A PETTIGO MAN who admitted causing his brother’s death by careless driving, will learn his fate this week, just over five years after the tragedy occurred. Although spoken to shortly after the incident, then voluntarily attending again with the Garda, the defendant would not be charged for years, and only after being detained in Strabane. […]
Disbelief at road sign schoolboy error
There was shock and disbelief in Maguiresbridge after the bubble wrap was taken off a townland road sign to unveil “Brookeboorugh Road, Tattinderry”. The misspelt sign on the entrance to Maguiresbridge on the Fivemiletown side was noticed by eagle eyed locals who were left puzzled by the misspelling. Speaking to the Herald, one local resident, […]
Wedding bells for woman who had life-saving transplant
AFTER being postponed twice, Karen Lyon’s wedding day was ‘a dream come true’ for the double lung transplant patient. The 32 year old Enniskillen woman wed her Australian husband, Greg Piergrosse, on Friday at Enniskillen Townhall and celebrated with family and friends at the Ceili House in Monea. One year ago, Karen underwent a double […]
Two Quinn directors injured in alleged assualt
QIH has confirmed that two of its directors were assaulted in a local shop in Ballyconnell this Friday afternoon. The assailant fled the scene after QIH staff and members of the local community intervened to assist the QIH directors. Both men are seeking medical attention for injuries sustained. Gardai are investigating. Commenting, Liam McCaffrey, Chief […]
Never mind all the snow… Friday’s first day of spring
THIS Friday 1 February, otherwise known as St Brigid’s Day, traditionally marks the beginning of spring for many. Pupils at primary schools across the county have been keeping an age-old custom alive by making crosses in honour of Saint Brigid. The crosses traditionally made from rushes are now sometimes made from straws or paper. The […]
‘Cat caused drink driver to crash into two parked cars’
A WOMAN who crashed into parked cars close to Lisnaskea PSNI Station after an evening drinking with friends has been disqualified from driving. Gillian Morrison (47) of Highgrove, Lisnaskea appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Wednesday where she pleaded guilty to driving while unfit and failing to provide a specimen. On September 15th last, at […]
Horrific crash prompts fresh appeal to young drivers
AFTER a weekend of devastation and heartbreak in Donegal where four young men were killed in a car crash, Fermanagh drivers have been urged to keep vigilant and remember the main causes of almost every crash. Between Thursday and Sunday a total of ten people lost their lives on the country’s roads, including four young […]