Beacom knows it’s time to produce the goods


AS Eoin Beacom knows better than anyone, fulfilling your potential is not easy. On January 2, 2018, Beacom was the inspirational skipper that lead Enniskillen Gaels to the Ulster minor club title after they beat Ballinascreen 1-06 to 0-6 at the St Paul’s complex in west Belfast. He was the player of the match on […]

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Old Enniskillen Technical College site up for sale


KNOWN to many locally as ‘the Tech’, the site of the former Fairview South West College campus in Enniskillen has been officially put up for sale by leading property agents, Lisney. The former college site has been vacant since July 2021, following the final relocation to the new South West College Erne Campus on Cornagrade Road, Enniskillen. […]

How your old glasses can help poor in the Philippines


DON’T throw away those old glasses – you could be helping someone regain their sight in the Philippines. Freddy Parkinson of charity organisation Fermanagh Clothing Aid Helping Hands will take them frames, lenses and all. “We shipped 100,000 items of clothes and shoes out in the last two years, but glasses are one of the most valuable […]

Fears of Covid and flu ‘twindemic’ rise


COVID is on the rise again in the North. The latest Office for National Statistics figures last week revealed Covid is infecting one in 40 in Northern Ireland, compared to one in 80 previously. Chief scientific advisor Professor Ian Young has warned of a new Covid wave on the horizon and a rise in cases. Professor Young expected the increased […]

Is Dame Arlene Foster for House of Lords next?


FORMER first minister Dame Arlene Foster is set to get a peerage from Downing Street, according to reports. The Daily Telegraph said the former DUP leader will be elevated to the House of Lords in the coming days as a non-affiliated member. She would be the second former leader of the DUP to be granted […]

Go on you boy in green!


HISTORY may have been made last week when a Fermanagh GAA jersey was seen being worn at a Rangers match. During the Champions League game between Liverpool and the Gers, on Tuesday evening at Anfield, TV cameras captured the Fermanagh top as they scanned the crowd. Seán Dillon from Enniskillen was the boy in green […]

Missing Fermanagh man Frank returns home safely


MISSING Fermanagh man Frank McCaughey is safe and has returned to Enniskillen. Frank was reunited with his family on Friday evening when he flew in from Budapest, Hungary to Dublin airport after vanishing three months ago. He previously had made no direct contact with friends or family since July 13, when he was reported to […]