Bus fares set to rise by up to 16% from next week


IT HAS BEEN confirmed that bus fares in Fermanagh will rise sharply, with the price of a daily ticket in Enniskillen rising by 16%. There are also increases in fares on all other routes within the county, including the popular 261 service to Belfast.


VIDEO: Newtownbutler shooting: “We know who they are,” say police


Police have confirmed that 63 yr old Bernard McGinley was ‘brutally murdered’ attending a wedding in Newtownbutler yesterday afternoon. Speaking at Lisnaskea Police Station this afternoon (Thursday), at a press briefing DCI Una Jennings said, “Those responsible are still at large.  We believe we know who they are.” See footage from the press briefing below, […]


Fond memories as old Erne Hospital is reduced to dust


WITH the move to the new acute hospital in June, 2012, staff – and patients – in the old Erne hospital said their goodbyes to the various departments, but memories of the ‘good old days’ are still fresh. Staff nurse, Maureen McManus, from Chanterhill, Enniskillen spent almost 20 years in the Children’s Ward, taking a […]


GAA pundit Joe Brolly to kick off Graan Novena


CONTROVERSIAL TV sports pundit and barrister, Joe Brolly kickstarts this year’s Novena of Hope at the Graan (28th February – 9th March), and he is looking forward to the challenge. So, how did the invite come about? “I liked the way Fr D’Arcy spoke at the funeral of Eamon Coleman (one time Derry manager), and […]


Disney dream comes true for Eloise


Video – https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=800055456709046&set=vb.790541560993769&type=2&theater A four-year-old cancer sufferer from Irvinestown has become an Internet sensation after a video of her singing ‘Let it go’ from the Disney film ‘Frozen’. Eloise Singleton from Irvinestown was diagnosed with bone cancer in May last year. The inspirational child has met her illness with a smile on her face and […]


Pony club instructor cleared of sex charge


A FORMER Tempo pony club instructor who was cleared of having underage sex with a 15-year-old former student has spoken of the “ordeal” he and his family went through. Professional showjumper Gabriel Tunney, of Tattinweer, was accused of six counts of knowingly having sex with someone under the age of 16 on dates between April […]