A NEWTOWNBUTLER man accused of assaulting his wife and threatening to burn down their house has been remanded in custody. Dungannon Magistrates Court today heard the man allegedly said he would burn down the family home if his wife reported him to police. The man, who cannot be identified to protect his wife’s identity, appeared before […]
‘Hungry’ Enniskillen driver three times over the limit
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AN ENNISKILLEN man found three times over drink drive limit was ‘hungry’, a court has heard. Fifty-seven-year-old Fergus Brewster, from Queen Street, pleaded guilty to the offences at Enniskillen Magistrates Court. He was charged with drink driving, not having insurance and driving without a licence. The case relates to January 11 of this year when police […]
Fermanagh man avoids jail over geese ‘attack’
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A FERMANAGH man who repeatedly contacted police for frivolous reasons including wanting action taken following an “assault” by three geese and a duck has narrowly avoided prison. David William Kerr (43) from Grogey Road, Brookeborough, persistently misused a communications network on numerous occasions over an almost two year period from August 2023 to May 2025. […]
Alleged stalker refused bail at Enniskillen court
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A serial stalker previously described as ‘an ongoing risk to young women’ has appeared in court in Enniskillen after again targeting a teenage girl. Tiernan McKenna (39), from Lambfield Drive, Dungannon, is charged with stalking to cause fear, alarm or substantial distress and harassment. The offending allegedly occurred between August 1, 2025 to February 27 […]
Mum assaulted Fermanagh woman over comments about son
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A WOMAN has avoided an immediate prison sentence after assaulting a Fermanagh woman who made comments about her autistic son. At Enniskillen Magistrates Court today, the defendant – who lives in the Omagh district but cannot be named in order to protect the identity of her children – was convicted of common assault and criminal […]
Case of pair extradited from Malta stalled
THE case of a mother and son extradited from Malta on multiple charges of child abuse has been stalled due to the current barristers’ strike action. The accused pair, who are both from County Fermanagh but cannot be named to protect the identity of the alleged victim appeared for a committal hearing by video-link from […]
Man called judge a ‘dirty whore’ in Enniskillen court
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A man refused bail at Enniskillen court on burglary and assault charges found himself in contempt of court after calling the judge a ‘dirty whore’. Anthony Joseph Quinn (35) is accused of entering a house as a trespasser and stealing £150 and a quantity of medication as well as possessing cocaine, cannabis and the prescription-only […]
Fermanagh man charged with alleged hit-and-run
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CHARGES from an alleged hit-and-run incident on Christmas Eve have been put to a thirty-six-year-old man who appeared in court. Eamon Fee from Lattone Road, Enniskillen, is accused of driving after consuming excess alcohol, failing to provide a breath sample, failing to stop and remain at the scene of an accident in which damage was […]
Ballinamallard man accused of intimidation refused bail
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A bail address put forward for a man accused of threatening and intimidating a couple who had reported him for theft from a charity shop has been refused on the basis it is uninhabitable. Desmond Michale Christopher Walmsley (40), from Main Street, Ballinamallard, is charged with assaulting and threatening to kill a female, assaulting a […]
Fermanagh sex offender sent back to prison
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A FERMANAGH sex offender has been remanded in custody after breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) by making contact with the mother of a child he abused. Appearing before Omagh Magistrates Court was Emmett Rice (27), of Main Street, Maguiresbridge. Connecting the charges, a detective sergeant told the court that in 2022, Rice has […]