Big blow to local soccer as Ballinamallard drop out of the top flight
Merger could spell bad news for county’s dairy farmers
Dairy farmer Tom Elliott, from Ballinamallard, believes there will certainly be an impact in the county, but it won’t be huge.
“Craftie” female joiners need your support
Craftie stands for ‘Creative Restoration of Abandoned Furniture and Trees in Enniskillen’.
Strong work ethic goes a long way in Derrylin
THAT the new natural gasline coming across the length of Fermanagh and Tyrone is terminating in Derrylin is a clear indication that the south Fermanagh town and its surrounding area will be a major place of industry and employment for years to come. The area has of course suffered serious setbacks – in recent years […]
Cathedral Verger retires after 9,000 services
Jack Watson served as caretaker, sexton and the Dean’s Verger at St Macartin’s Cathedral in Enniskillen for almost 56 years.
New life for building with dark history
The Workhouse on the site of the old Erne Hospital is to be transformed into a business enterprise and heritage hub.
Town braced for St Patrick’s Day parade
ST PATRICK’S Day Parade and Fun Day returns to Enniskillen this Saturday, 17 March! The streets of the county town will be transformed with colour and fun as this year’s theme is ‘Pages Through the Ages’. Last year over 8,000 turned out on the streets of Enniskillen to cheer the floats on. The fun starts […]
Ex MLA involved in serious car crash
FORMER SDLP Assembly member Tommy Gallagher, described as ‘the heart and soul of the SDLP’ in Fermanagh was airlifted to hospital in Belfast on Monday following a serious road collision on the Pettigo Road just outside Kesh. The 75-year-old was flown by air ambulance to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast after he sustained serious […]
Unexpected death of popular Gaels man (50)
THE sporting community in Enniskillen was shocked to learn of the unexpected death of John Dunne at the weekend. John, aged 50, had been a patient at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne, waiting on a heart transplant since last September. He received the transplant on Christmas Eve but it eventually proved not to […]
Local firm building new £29m campus for college
‘It will be a fantastic opportunity for local workers and supply chains. It’s going to be a much needed boost’.