Defeated Westminster candidate Michelle Gildernew will remain a Sinn Fein activist and has no plans on saying goodbye to politics just yet.
Tony flying the flag for Fermanagh at fishing festival
THE annual Waterways Ireland Classic Fishing Festival got off to a wet and windy start on Monday along the shores of Lough Erne.
Newtownbutler murder accused refused bail
A son of Bernard McGinley who was murdered at a wedding in Newtownbutler has been accused of firing shots at the home of the man accused of the killing
Landmark hotel to reopen after a year in mothballs
THE NORTH of the county is set for a major boost with news that the Lough Erne Hotel in Kesh is to reopen in the coming months.
Memory of Shane inspires Erne squad
With a second win in this year’s Lory Meagher Cup last Saturday afternoon against Lancashire, Fermanagh moved one win away from a return to Croke Park and a chance to finish the season off with a long sought after Lory Meagher trophy.
Families urged to keep up fight to save care home
THE Erne North UUP councillor, Raymond Farrell, a mental health practitioner, has urged the families of residents in Creamery House Home in Kesh to lobby against its proposed closure.
Green shoots of recovery as enterprise centre expands to meet growing demand
THERE are positive signs for business in the east of the county.
Minister urged to defer the Portora, Collegiate merger
IN ITS FIRST official decision the Interim Board of Governors of the new Portora and Collegiate amalgamated school has written to the Education Minister asking that the date of amalgamation be deferred to September 2016.
GAA matches still off the agenda for new MP
TOM Elliott has vowed to represent all people of Fermanagh and South Tyrone despite describing the constituency as “red, white and blue” during his victory speech.
SDLP voters are ‘asses’, says Sinn Fein councillor
The Facebook status posted by Sinn Fein councillor Barry Doherty in the aftermath of last week’s election, put the blame on the SDLP for Michelle Gildernew’s Westminster defeat, and has been described as a ‘disgrace’ by SDLP MLA Fearghal McKinney.