Major funding for rural Fermanagh projects


COMMUNITY groups across Fermanagh are delighted with the news that they are to get significant financial support to help with their much-anticipated rural regeneration projects. It was confirmed that over £38 million of Peaceplus funding would be divided among seven rural regenration projects in the North, with a major proportion going towards local community groups. […]


Top award for Fermanagh student Mariana


A LOCAL student said she felt “extremely proud” after she became one of just 20 teenagers from across Ireland to be awarded a prestigious Rotary Youth Leadership Development certificate. Mariana Bell, a student at Enniskillen Royal Grammar School was presented with her award at Europe House in Dublin, after she spent a week working at the […]


When F1 giant Jordan visited Fermanagh


THE late Eddie Jordan, whose recent death prompted a wave of sadness across the world of motorsport, was remembered as a “pure gentleman” when he visited Fermanagh 16 years ago. Mr Jordan, from Dublin, was a well-known figure in the motorsport industry. He was the Team Principal of former Formula One team ‘Jordan’, later becoming a […]


Fermanagh club mourns death of ‘wonderful’ Keith Becket


TRIBUTES have poured in following the death of the much-loved Keith Beckett who was remembered by a local club as an “extremely talented footballer.” “It is with great sadness that we have to inform everyone of the death of our former player, club captain, supporter, Keith Beckett,” a statement from Irvinestown Wanderers Football Club read. […]