Popular teachers depart St Mary’s for pastures new


IT WAS an emotional day at St Mary’s College in Irvinestown on Monday as staff and pupils bid a fond farewell to Principal Patricia Cooney and long-serving teacher Teresa O’Donnell after almost 40 years of combined service. Both women will be sadly missed but are wished great joy by all at St Mary’s as they […]

Windfall from Windmill Masks finance worries for GAA


Despite the Arctic conditions, there was a healthy attendance in Garrison on Monday evening for the Fermanagh GAA county convention. On an evening where proceedings were largely free of drama and contention, it was arguably the county finances which generated most talking points. After years of toing and froing, a one off payment of £220,000 […]

Miraculous escape for passengers in helicopter drama


A HELICOPTER pilot and his three passengers had a narrow escape after their aircraft hit wires while trying to land in a field near Ballyshannon. Despite serious damage being caused to the helicopter’s rotor blades, he was able to make a safe landing and all on board walked away shaken but unscathed. A report into […]

‘Dawn raid’ on drink drivers


  IN A MAJOR OPERATION clearly aimed at ‘morning after’ drink drivers, the PSNI is reported to have set up checkpoints on every major road coming into Enniskillen from 6am on Saturday morning. Dozens of PSNI officers were thought to be have been involved in a the operation and early morning tailbacks reported on the […]