New management at Fermanagh and Western club


ORCHARD Farm has confirmed that Shane O’Donnell and Stephen Marron will manage their side in the Fermanagh and Western Football League next season. It was a disappointing season for the Tempo-based team who finished seventh in the Enda Love Cup Division Two league, winning just five games from 16 matches. Stuart Armstrong confirmed to the […]


Pets and animals at risk in Fermanagh


PET owners in Fermanagh are fearing there may be a ‘serious crisis’ ahead following news that there is a shortage of animal medicines available in the North. As previously reported by the Fermanagh Herald, concerns were raised following the agreement of the Windsor Framework that the new regulations could have a major impact on the availability of […]


Another confirmed candidate for Fermanagh election


ENNISKILLEN politician Paul Blake is set to throw his hat into the ring in the upcoming UK General Election. Mr Blake will stand for the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) in the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency, in what is typically one of the hardest fought seats across the island. The Enniskillen man was […]


Alliance confirm their candidate for Fermanagh election


EDDIE Roofe has been confirmed as the Alliance Party’s candidate for the upcoming UK General Election in Fermanagh and South Tyrone. In May 2023, there were celebrations for long-suffering local Alliance supporters across Fermanagh when Enniskillen man Mr Roofe was elected to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council. Mr Roofe is the second confirmed candidate for […]


Festival to return to Crom Estate


A HUGE crowd is expected to turn out to Crom Estate this summer when the National Trusts hosts its every-growing and hugely popular ‘Music by the Lake’ festival. Following on from last year’s major success, the ‘Music by the Lake’ extravaganza is set to kick off on Saturday, July 27, with a special performance from ‘The […]


Fermanagh mother shares her story in Scotland


A FERMANAGH mother said she was delighted to meet some ‘remarkable women’ during her guest talk with one of Scotland’s leading women’s football teams. Geraldine McGrath, a mother-of-four from Enniskillen is an award-winning podcast host, who has set up her own motivational movement in a bid to promote all things positivity and confidence. The ‘I […]


New role for Fermanagh actor Adrian Dunbar


ENNISKILLEN actor Adrian Dunbar has said that the legendary Irish literary light Samuel Beckett was ‘a secular saint to me’ as he prepares to honour his memory in Liverpool. At the end of this month, the Fermanagh man is set to lead an eight-day festival in Liverpool, titled ‘Beckett: Unbound’, to celebrate the life of […]


Fermanagh residents’ fury over brown bin collections


FRUSTRATED Fermanagh residents have been left incensed after their brown food waste bins were left uncollected for the past few weeks. As part of the weekly rounds, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council confirmed that brown bins had not been collected in the Shore Road, Churchill, Derrygonnelly and Garrison areas. The Council also reported that food waste bins […]


Fermanagh pays tribute to inspiration’ Martina McMahon


THE Fermanagh community has been left deeply saddened following the death of Martina McMahon who was described as ‘one of a kind’. Formerly of Mullaghconnolly in Roslea, Ms McMahon passed away peacefully at the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen on Saturday [May 18]. Ms McMahon’s death has promoted an outpouring of grief across Fermanagh, […]


BREAKING: Arson attack at house in Fermanagh


THE Police Service of Northern Ireland is appealing for information following an arson attack on a property in Enniskillen last night (Thursday). “Shortly before 8.15pm police received a report of a fire at a flat in the Derrin Park area of Enniskillen,” said Detective Sargent Murphy in a statement. “Officers along with colleagues from the […]