Noon in Blacklion, but 1pm in Belcoo


‘FERMANAGH time’ could have a whole new meeting after Brexit, with the possibility now emerging not just of a hard border between here and the south, but of an entirely different time zone! Following a continent-wide public consultation which overwhelmingly backed the idea, the EU Commission has proposed scrapping the seasonal changing of the clocks. […]


Drowning victim was set to get married


AN extensive search operation of Lough Erne has ended with the recovery of a man’s body who went missing after a tragic jet ski incident near Kesh. 31-year-old Kenny Andrews from Bangor, who was the managing director of a damp-proofing firm, went missing after he was involved in a jetski incident at Muckross Bay near […]


Teen to fight lewd images of teachers charges


A TEENAGER is to contest charges in respect of alleged covert ‘upskirt’ recordings of two teachers at his County Fermanagh school. The accused, who cannot be identified, faces five charges involving two female alleged injured parties. He is accused of committing acts of a lewd, obscene and disgusting nature, outraging public decency by making covert […]


Cullen has star quality


FERMANAGH full-back Che Cullen has been recognised as one the top footballers in the country with the news that he has been selected as an All-star nominee. The Belnaleck man’s nomination comes on the back of a string of eye-catching performances in Fermanagh’s run to the Ulster final, most notably against Monaghan’s Conor McManus in […]


Husband to challenge expert evidence in murder case


The husband of a woman whose body was recovered from water following an alleged boating incident near Devenish Island, Fermanagh, is to challenge some expert evidence which has led to the charge of her murder. Defence lawyers made the disclosure as Stephen McKinney (42) who had been residing in Lifford, but remanded on bail to […]


Man missing after JetSki incident


Police and other emergency services are currently conducting searches on Lough Erne this evening following reports of an incident involving a JetSki earlier.   One man has been rescued from the water and searches are continuing for a second man. It is believed the search is being carried out near Muckross in Kesh.