Appeal after southern bus attacked in Enniskillen


APPEALS for information have been issued by the PSNI after a passenger window was smashed in a Bus Eireann bus on the Derrylin Road, Enniskillen. The incident happened on Saturday 29 December around 7.50pm. A spokesman for the PSNI said, “Police in Enniskillen are appealing for information about a Bus Eireann bus being damaged while […]

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HOUSE FIRE CLAIMS LIFE OF ‘TRUE GENT’


  THE FIRE Service are still investigating the cause of a tragic blaze at a house in Enniskillen which claimed the life on an edlery man over the Christmas holidays. Ben Donnelly (80) died as the result of a fire at his home in Enniskillen. At 11am on Christmas Eve the Fire Service were tasked […]

New judge likes nothing more than time spent back home


GARRISON native, Steven Keown has recently been appointed as a District Judge. Mr Keown was sworn into office on 19 December 2018 before Sir Declan Morgan, the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland. Speaking to the Hearld Mr Keown said he was ‘absolutely honoured’ by the appointment. “After a lengthy and rigorous application process, I […]

Families welcome little bundles of Christmas cheer!


THIS year two Fermanagh families celebrated Christmas a little differently as they welcomed new babies into the world.  New mums Kerrie Keenan and Hannah Bleakley undoubtedly both had a Christmas that they won’t ever forget. The staff at the South West Acute Hospital maternity ward were on hand throughout the day to ensure that the […]

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Isolation taking its toll on over festive period


For most of us the festive season is spent catching up with family and friends, enjoying good company and lots of food. However, for elderly members of our community this can be a particularly difficult time of year.  It is a time when loneliness can carry a greater degree of meaning and isolation from the […]

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PSNI team up with Garda to mount checkpoints


THERE HAS been a worrying spike in the number of rural crimes in recent week, especially along the border.  From the theft of irreplaceable church records at Derrylin, residents being threatened in their homes in Kesh, tools being stolen from a van parked in an Enniskillen town centre carpark or to burglaries in Bellanaleck. As […]