THREE bulls have been killed in an accident involving a lorry which went off the road on a border road near Clones. During the early hours of Friday morning, an articulated lorry with 42 bulls onboard overturned on the main N54 Cavan to Clones road outside Newtownbutler. Assisted by a local vet, emergency crews used […]
Calls for vigilance after another ATM raid
FERMANAGH businesses should be on high alert after three ATM machines in neighbouring counties were targeted by thieves using a digger in the past month. Police are currently investigating after an attempted ATM theft in Omagh during the early hours of Sunday morning, January 6th. Thieves used a piece of plant machinery in a bid […]
THIEVES STRIKE WHILE GAA TEAM AT TRAINING
ONE of Fermanagh’s top GAA clubs is being forced to review its security after valuables were stolen from their changing rooms while the senior team players were a matter of yards away, training on the pitch. Opportunist thieves entered the changing rooms at the Garrison based Devenish St Mary’s GAA club house and stole mobile […]
Fears riot police could be on the way to border
CONCERNS over security around the border area in Fermanagh have been raised following the suggestion that the PSNI have requested riot trained police officers from other parts of the UK in anticipation of potential disruption following Brexit. Figures revealed in July 2018 shows that Fermanagh is the county with the highest number of border crossings […]
Main cross-border road reopens after £100k repairs
THE main crossborder road between Cavan and Lisnaskea has finally re-opened after weeks of a delay. The Wattlebridge Road, near Newtownbutler closed for a £100,000 resurfacing project at the beginning of November. The work on the 0.2km stretch of the road aimed to strengthen the road surface and remove the need for the temporary traffic […]
More southern patients could secure future for SWAH services
Crossborder patients could benefit from access to the South West Acute Hospital.
Arsonists blamed as terrace house is left gutted in blaze
The attack on a terrace house in Enniskillen has been described as a ‘wholly reckless and dangerous’ act.
Security alert over old artillery shell
FLATS, shops and a park in Enniskillen were closed off during a security alert prompted by the discovery of a artillery shell at the back of the police station. The police believe the object discovered was a 57mm Armour Piercing Warhead used in an M70 Artillery Gun used by the US Army during World War […]
Cuilcagh drama latest incident for mountain rescue team
IT’S been a busy year for the North West Mountain Rescue Team in Fermanagh as they were involved in 17 incidents locally. North West Mountain Rescue Team (NWMRT) who are based at Florencecourt provide a search and rescue service to anyone in need in mountainous, remote or hostile environments in the county and the surrounding […]
Now Dylan hits the road to get politicians back to work
THE man behind this summer’s campaign to put pressure on our politicians to go back to work is back in action and is walking to Stormont. On January 5th Enniskillen dance instructor Dylan Quinn will embark on a walk from Enniskillen to Parliament buildings in Belfast. So what has spurred on Dylan Quinn’s most recent […]