And that’s a wrap from Fermanagh South Tyrone


Sinn Fein were the winners in today’s Assembly Election count as all three Fermanagh South Tyrone candidates claimed a seat. Michelle Gildernew and Sean Lynch were returned, alongside newcomer Jemma Dolan. DUP Leader, Arlene Foster topped the polls and was elected early on in Stage two with 8,745 votes, while Sinn Fein’s Gildernew and Dolan […]

Life-saving equipment destroyed in mindless attack on GAA club


  A DEFIBRILLATOR  that had been used to save someone’s live, has been destroyed by thugs at Trillick GAA club.   The at St Macartan’s GAC Club on Gargadis Road, Trillick which was stored on an outside wall of the clubhouse, was taken from the cabinet, and completely destroyed.  The vandals also broke a window […]

Courtney reunited with iPhone thanks to kind stranger


AN Enniskillen girl has been touched by the kind hearted actions of a complete stranger from Limerick. Fourteen-year-old Courtney Breen lost her beloved iPhone 6 when she fell climbing Cuilcagh Mountain, on November 19th, 2016, and thought it was gone forever. Little did Courtney know that a kind lady had found the iPhone, took it […]

Rose escort wanted to follow in John’s footsteps


Last year’s Rose of Tralee escort of the year hailed from Fermanagh, and John Slowey is now looking to pass on his title to someone who is ‘man enough’.  Rose of Tralee Maggie McEldowney and the reigning Rose Escort of Year, John Slowey, launched the search on Valentine’s Day for lads aged 21 to 30 […]

Brand new £4m school open after mid-term break


STAFF and students at Willowbridge have been waiting 18 months and now their new school build is finally complete. The work cost an estimated £4 million, but apart from the finishing touches, the massive extension to the Lendrum building is ready for use. Last week, staff worked tiredlessy to move everything from the old Erne […]

Enniskillen family struck by second tragedy


THE entire community has rallied around the Enniskillen family struck by the tragic death of their beloved daughter just weeks after the sudden death of her younger sister. There was a large but remarkably muted attendance of several hundred people, including family, friends and neighbours from the Drumbeg area of the town, at St Michael’s […]

Enniskillen B&B celebrates half century


ONE of Fermanagh’s longest running B&Bs is celebrating 50 years of visitors coming through its doors! The homely Lackaboy House on Old Tempo Road opened in 1967 and has welcomed thousands of visitors including visitors from Canada, USA, and China. Enniskillen couple Elma and Derick Noble have been at the core of Fermanagh’s tourism business […]