A MOTION to support the Noah Donohoe campaign was passed by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council last week, but the local politician who tabled the initial motion remains angry that it scraped through by only one vote. An initial motion by Independent Cllr Eamon Keenan backed the Donohoe family’s call for Chief Constable Simon Byrne to resign […]
Power NI announce 10 per cent decrease in energy bills
CUSTOMERS of Power NI, Northern Ireland’s largest electricity supplier, will see a 10 per cent reduction in their bills from November 1. The decrease in prices is in line with the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) bill support, provided by the UK Government, and will equate to a saving of £97 for the average customer. According to […]
Tributes paid to Newtownbutler man
THE sudden death last Tuesday of Lee Southam, 22, from Newtownbutler has shocked the local community. Mr Southam of Camphill Park, Newtownbutler, attended Erne Integrated College in Enniskillen. The school put up a heartfelt post to their former pupil on Facebook. “It is with great sadness that we learned earlier today of the most untimely death […]
Court to hear abuse allegations against Mountbatten
A BELFAST court will hear allegations this week that Lord Louis Mountbatten abused a boy at a notorious Belfast children’s home in the 1970s. Arthur Smyth, a former resident of the Kincora home, has waived his anonymity to make allegations against the uncle of King Charles III, once a father figure and mentor to the new […]
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 […]
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 […]