Lyons officially opens new £30m Erne Campus of South West College


ECONOMY Minister Gordon Lyons today officially opened the new £30million Erne Campus of South West College in Enniskillen. Standing at 8,200 m2, the new, fully accessible, state-of-the-art campus opened its doors to students for the first time at the beginning of September and can accommodate 800 full-time students, 2,000 part-time students and 120 staff. Designed […]

Woman in her 50s dies following single-vehicle collision


A WOMAN in her 50s has died after the car in which she was a passenger was involved in a single-vehicle collision in Co Monaghan early on Monday morning. The collision on the Roslea Road out of Clones, Co. Monaghan, occurred at approximately 5am and emergency services are currently at the scene. Two men in […]

St Kevin’s honour students at annual prizegiving


ST KEVIN’S COLLEGE in Lisnaskea celebrated its annual prize giving after what was described by Principal Gary Kelly as a “memorable year for all the wrong reasons.” Speaking of his pride for both pupils and staff during the ceremony, Mr Kelly said, “The new school year of 2020 started excitement, hope and an eagerness to […]

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Man and woman released on police bail pending further enquiries


DETECTIVES have now released a man and woman both aged in their 20s on police bail pending further enquiries after they were both arrested on suspicion of theft. The arrest was in connection with a number of reports of thefts from vehicles at properties at Lisbellaw, Maguiresbridge and Belcoo, and from properties at Maguiresbridge and […]

Mixed reaction over Minister’s move to vaccinate children


CHILDREN aged between 12 and 15 years old will be offered a first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine shortly. According to the North’s chief medical officer, Michael McBride, children will “benefit” from the dose after concerns over the impact that missing face-to-face school has had on the emotional and physical health of young people. “Education […]

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Man arrested in relation to Darling Street assault


DETECTIVES investigating an assault in the Darling Street area of Enniskillen on Saturday 11th September have arrested a 30 year old man. Detective Inspector Winters said: “Shortly before 10:10pm, it was reported that a number of males were involved in an altercation in the area. Two males were injured following the incident. The male was […]