Call for new Puffin crossing at road death tragedy site


THERE have been calls for a Puffin crossing to be built on the stretch of road where Elaine McGarrity lost her life on New Year’s Eve.  The 54-year-old mother died after she was struck by a pick-up truck on the Brownhill Link Road in Irvinestown on December 31st. There has now been a request for […]

Belleek bishop named one of most influential in history


BISHOP Edward Daly has been recognised as one of the most influential people to have ever lived in these isles.  Bishop Daly, who was born in Ballyshannon in 1933 and brought up in Belleek, has been included in the latest edition of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (DNB), which is a collection of biographies […]

Social media frenzy after animal bones found


“THERE’S a killer on the loose” sang Thin Lizzy in a song that could have been the theme tune for Enniskillen last week, when panic gripped the town that a crazed child murderer was roaming the streets.  In a classic case of Chinese whispers and an over-active rumour mill, fears were raised on Tuesday evening […]

Plans to bring back old Lisnaskea snooker hall tabled


A GROUP of community-minded Lisnaskea people have come together to re-open an old snooker hall in the town.  Once a popular haunt of young people in the area, the old snooker hall closed down several years ago, leaving a void in the social scene of the town.  Now, a group of local people have formed […]

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Social media solves mystery of Donagh’s missing defib


THERE was relief in Donagh last week after the power of social media helped secure the safe and speedy return of the village’s defibrillator.  The live-saving piece of equipment, which is located at the Millennium Hall, had been reported missing last week.  However, within hours of Facebook appeals by both the Donagh Development Information page […]