By Keilan Colville FOR a lot of young people studying in sixth form, their main goal is to get into university, which brings the independence, experience and education that students are looking for. Although, it also brings stresses and pressures financially, considering that tuition fees cost £4,160 a year in Northern Ireland, with fees in […]
€60,000 payout for children hurt in car accident
THREE young Fermanagh children injured when Canadian holidaymakers in a hire vehicle collided with the family car have each been awarded €20,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court in Dublin. Barrister Tony McKeown told Judge Karen Fergus that the children had suffered post-traumatic stress disorder as well as bruising and other injuries consistent with a […]
Shake-up as average age of priests here stands at 68
CLERICAL changes are expected in the Clogher Diocese in the coming weeks. Just last week the Diocese of Clogher dismissed suggestions that two of the biggest Catholic parishes in the county were to merge due to a shortage of priests. It followed reports that the ageing profile within the priesthood could force the parishes of […]
‘Crime gang’ link to £60,000 ATM robbery, court is told
FOUR men and a woman have appeared at a special court on Saturday charged with the theft of £61,340 from an ATM machine at a filling station at Trory, near Enniskillen. A fifth man was charged with posessing criminal property. A police witness told the court she believed the five were part of an organised […]
Local roads are among most deadly in the UK
FERMANAGH roads are officially among the most deadly in the North with almost 50 lives being lost on local roads in five years, shocking new figures have revealed. Between 2012 and 2016, 47 people lost their lives on the roads in Fermanagh and Omagh, the UK’s third highest rate of fatal traffic accidents. The study […]
Mary’s pride at history making hockey girls
FERMANAGH PE teacher Mary Swan had more than a passing interest in last week’s hockey world cup in London. Mary, from Thompson’s Bridge, near Derrylin, is a past president of Ulster Hockey and Enniskillen Hockey Club stalwart. She taught physical education at Omagh Academy for many years and coached World Cup silver medalist Shirley […]
First Clones, now Arlene set for Mass with the Pope?
The DUP have declined to say if party leader Arlene Foster will attend any of the events organised during Pope Francis’s visit to Ireland later this month. It is believed that invites have now been issued and according to the Taoiseach’s Department, invites have been sent out to all five leaders of the North’s main […]
Woman is in court over multiple calls to police
A WOMAN who made repeated calls and sent emails to police, despite being advised on her conduct, has been given a suspended prison sentence. Edna Latimer (55) from Tirenny Road, Brookeborough denied persistent use of a telecommunications network to cause inconvenience, but was convicted after a contest. Enniskillen Magistrates Court heard between September 1 and […]
Big medal hauls for McCartney and McManus
The 2018 Irish Summer Nationals took place last week in Dublin with swimmers from all over Ireland and Europe and beyond participating. The largest swimming event in Ireland saw 130 events and finals split into almost 500 heats with 4,630 entries by 830 swimmers competing at the National Aquatic Centre. Some 36 clubs from outside […]
‘War veteran’ assaulted woman and trashed hotel room
A VETERAN of the war in Kosovo who assaulted a woman after a night socialising at Lusty Beg Island, and damaged a room at the hotel, has been given a suspended sentence. David Ferguson-Taylor (36) from Comer Road in Dundonald, Belfast, appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday where he pleaded guilty to criminal damage […]