Wedding bells for woman who had life-saving transplant


AFTER being postponed twice, Karen Lyon’s wedding day was ‘a dream come true’ for the double lung transplant patient.  The 32 year old Enniskillen woman wed her Australian husband, Greg Piergrosse, on Friday at Enniskillen Townhall and celebrated with family and friends at the Ceili House in Monea. One year ago, Karen underwent a double […]


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Two Quinn directors injured in alleged assualt


QIH has confirmed that two of its directors were assaulted in a local shop in Ballyconnell this Friday afternoon. The assailant fled the scene after QIH staff and members of the local community intervened to assist the QIH directors.  Both men are seeking medical attention for injuries sustained. Gardai are investigating. Commenting, Liam McCaffrey, Chief […]


New appeal for man missing for 17 years


THE family of a man originally from Magheraveely who has been missing for 17 years have made an emotional appeal for information about his disappearance. Michael Anthony Lynch, known as Tony, was last seen walking down Fermanagh Street in Clones at 2pm on Sunday January 6th 2002. Lynch was a 54-year-old father of four and […]


Another major new housing development for Enniskillen


PLANS to build a major new housing development in Enniskillen have been welcomed as a boost to the county town.  A planning permission application has been submitted to build a residential development of 115 houses with detached domestic garages on a site close to the MOT Centre in Enniskillen. The application details that the development […]


Road

Local contenders make the list for ‘most dug up road’


THREE Fermanagh roads are among the top 50 most dug up roads in the North. New figures have revealed the streets which have underwent the most roadworks in the period between 2014 to 2018. Figures released by the Belfast Telegraph explains the top 50 roads to have been dug up in the North, with the […]


Residents urged to attend crucial health meeting


People are being urged to attend a public meeting in Bellanaleck to discuss the ‘future of health and social care services’ in Fermanagh.  The meeting, which has been organised by the Bellanaleck Community Group, aims to give local people the chance to hear about the proposals for the future of the health service, and will […]


Protest over closure of Lisnaskea bus depot


A PETITION has been launched following the closure of the school bus depot in Lisnaskea.  The closure took place on Friday, November 30th with the EA bus depot services being moved to Enniskillen, and concerns were raised previously that the closure would impact the safety of school children travelling to school from rural parts of […]


Gas company explains reason for traffic chaos


MOTORISTS have reported sitting in traffic for up to an hour to travel the short distance from the Shore Road to Enniskillen town centre on Saturday morning as the major roadworks project in the county town got off to a bad start. Traffic was brought to a standstill on the west end of Enniskillen over […]


Flu vaccine

Call for vigilance after increase in meningitis deaths


A LOCAL GP has said he is “absolutely concerned” after the tragic deaths of three people from meningitis and septicaemia across Ireland in recent weeks. People on both sides of the border have been warned to be on high alert to the symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia, after the recent increase in meningococcal disease – […]