Fermanagh’s only hockey club forced to move to Tyrone


THE only hockey club in the county, has been forced to move its training sessions and matches out of the county as the council pitch the team had previously used has become unfit for purpose.  The decision taken by Enniskillen Ladies Hockey club earlier this year was not made lightly. The pitch at the Bawnacre […]

Restored church to reopen its doors


A historic Fermanagh church with links to early Christian settlement is set to reopen its doors this Sunday (25 November) following a significant restoration project which began in April past.  The Priory Church at Killadeas was built in 1881 but in recent years suffered from effects of penetrating damp in both the tower and main […]

Shock and dismay as thieves prey on Derrylin church


DECADES worth of ‘irreplaceable’ records have been stolen from the Church of Ireland Rectory in Derrylin. The church safe was taken from the Rectory attached to Kinawley and Holy Trinity Parish Church between the hours of 11.30am and 7.30pm on Thursday 8 November. The safe contained nothing of monetary value, however it did contain a […]

Neighbouring schools do their bit for charity


PUPILS from Lisbellaw Primary School Choir hit the headlines last weekend as they took part in the hugely popular Children in Need TV programme. The show broadcast on BBC saw a number of the local pupils join forces with five other schools from across the North to take part in a ‘super-choir’ musical rendition of […]

Vandals defaced signage on edge of town


An act of vandalism carried out on an Irish language road sign in Fivemiletown has been condemned by local Sinn Fein and UUP Councillors. The attack on a road sign in Fivemiletown is the latest in a series of incidents across the region where signage has been targeted. Sinn Fein Cllr Seamus Greene said that […]