FORMER Fermanagh and South Tyrone MP Michelle Gildernew said she is “very grateful for the opportunities I got” after she confirmed that she has been removed from the Sinn Féin payroll. The 55-year-old is a veteran Sinn Féin politician, first securing election to Westminster in the Fermanagh and South Tyrone seat in 2001, when she […]
Boru’s hit depleted Belcoo for six
Club Players’ Competition 1A Round 5 Belcoo 1-03 Kinawley 6-17 A STRONG Kinawley inflicted a heavy 29-point defeat on a depleted Belcoo side at MacNean Park last weekend, as they set up a playoff meeting against county champions Erne Gaels. Two goals from Tiernan McKenna and Dylan Boyle, as well as majors from Patrick McGovern […]
Fermanagh band release new single
THE Tumbling Paddies have taken another major step in their impressive career by releasing their single ‘Take Me Home’ which has gone down a treat with their local fan bas and followers. The six-man Fermanagh band, who have established themselves as one of the top groups on the island, confirmed that they’d been working on […]
Council deliver trophy to family after man’s death
THE Council, which presented an award to the family of Hugh Maguire days after his death, two years after it was commissioned, said it “does not comment on individual employee matters”. Mr Maguire, a well-known and respected member of the Enniskillen community, worked as a Community Development Worker for Fermanagh and Omagh District Council until […]
Women ‘more likely to live in poverty’
FEMALES in Fermanagh are more likely to experience poverty than local males as the economic challenges of running a household and the cost of living crisis continues to rip through the county. Prior to Christmas, it was reported that residents and families in Fermanagh were grappling with a serious poverty crisis, with the district recording […]
Curley set to showcase talents at trad school
BOHO accordion player Gary Curley will showcase his renowned talents this summer when he teaches many young people as part of a hugely popular Irish traditional music school in Donegal. The renowned Irish traditional musician, who performs in bars and pubs in Enniskillen, has been confirmed as a tutor at the ‘Ceol na Coille Summer […]
Fermanagh’s ‘Glór Tíre’ champion releases new song
DONAGH singer Patrick Treacy, who claimed the TG4 talent show title ‘Glór Tíre’, has taken another step in his career by releasing a new song, as his career goes from strength to strength. The Fermanagh talent has put his own unique twist on ‘The Hard Times Lovin’ Can Bring’, a song which was written by […]
Cork cancer concert calling for Nathan Carter
COUNTRY music star Nathan Carter is set to take centre stage at the Cork City Hall later this summer for a much-anticipated fundraising event to raise proceeds for a leading cancer charity. Excitement is building in the locality ahead of a major ‘Concert for Cancer’ which will see Carter perform on Wednesday, July 30, with […]
Ballinamallard Utd to celebrate 50 years in style
BALLINAMALLARD United Football Club will remember the “community spirit and volunteering that it prides itself on” as it prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in style this summer. On Saturday, a large crowd is expected to turn out to the Manor House Country Hotel for a Gala Dinner which is the first of a number […]
NI ‘not prepared’ for Covid-19 says Arlene Foster
FERMANAGH politician Arlene Foster said it was “quite inhumane” that people weren’t able to be with their loved ones during the Covid-19 pandemic, as part of the Government restrictions. Adhering to advice from the Department of Health, hospitals across the North suspended visiting in a bid to reduce the spread of Covid-19, which was having […]