A PETITION has been launched following the closure of the school bus depot in Lisnaskea. The closure took place on Friday, November 30th with the EA bus depot services being moved to Enniskillen, and concerns were raised previously that the closure would impact the safety of school children travelling to school from rural parts of […]
Gas company explains reason for traffic chaos
MOTORISTS have reported sitting in traffic for up to an hour to travel the short distance from the Shore Road to Enniskillen town centre on Saturday morning as the major roadworks project in the county town got off to a bad start. Traffic was brought to a standstill on the west end of Enniskillen over […]
Top marks for St Kevin’s and St Aidan’s
ST KEVIN’S College in Lisnaskea is celebrating academic success after ranking second overall in the North in a recently published league table. The bumper GCSE results come one year after St Kevin’s opened its doors following the amalgamation of St Comhghall’s College, Lisnaskea and St Eugene’s College Roslea. Commenting, school principal Gary Kelly said, “It’s […]
Death of leading musician and community man (92)
THE death of one of Fermanagh’s piping stalwarts, James Henderson, who died after a short illness, has caused great sadness throughout the county. Jim, of ‘Fairwinds’ Drummurry Gardens, Ballinamallard, died in the South West Acute Hospital on Saturday. Jim Somerville Henderson, BEM, a former High Sheriff of Fermanagh (1982), was in his 92nd year. A […]
Call for vigilance after increase in meningitis deaths
A LOCAL GP has said he is “absolutely concerned” after the tragic deaths of three people from meningitis and septicaemia across Ireland in recent weeks. People on both sides of the border have been warned to be on high alert to the symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia, after the recent increase in meningococcal disease – […]
Burglar who struck at home of Enniskillen OAP spared jail sentence
Court hears how criminal was seen fleeing from Drumcoo house
Unionist up in arms over the ‘Six Counties’
Members of the Council recently passed a motion supporting the demands from the public for an Irish Language Act.
Lisnaskea man insisted cannabis was an ornament
A LISNASKEA man who had cannabis on his wall when his house was searched told them it was an ornament. Mark Kiernan (43) of Trasna Way appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday where he pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of a Class B drug. Police had carried out a search of Kiernan’s […]
Residents on alert as crime gang linked to break-ins
FRESH calls for vigilance have been issued following a crime spree which has swept across the county in recent weeks. Over the weekend the PSNI issued a number of appeals for information after several crimes took place. PSNI in Lisnaskea issued an appeal for information following a burglary at an unoccupied property in the Pubble […]
Dig in… Lovely locusts on the menu at lads’ night out
FANCY getting stuck into a three course a la carte menu taken straight from the ‘I’m a Celebrity’ jungle? For starters you could opt for Jacobs cream crackers topped with crackling crickets. Then for your main course perhaps a tasty chilli chocolate dish, garnished with a long tailed scorpion. And if that wasn’t enough, to […]