Open invite on ideas to reopen Clinton Centre


THE CLINTON Centre, which has stood empty for several years despite grand plans to transform it, is now up for lease.  The Fermanagh University Partnership Board Ltd, which are responsible for the building, have invited expressions of interest in the building, which was first opened in 2002 as a conference and exhibition space.  Dr John […]


Boxer

Heart transplant no obstacle to Lee’s boxing ambitions!


A YOUNG Enniskillen man who only six months ago underwent a heart transplant has been inspiring those around him after throwing his hat in the boxing ring. Twenty-one-year-old Lee McDonnell has astounded his trainer and doctors with the remarkable progress he has made since joining the Enniskillen Boxing and Cardio Fitness Centre just a few […]


Crime spree weekend in Fermanagh


A WOMAN was injured in Derrygonnelly at the weekend when she disturbed a man attempting to burgle her garage. The Derrygonnelly incident was one of several in a weekend of crime across Fermanagh, that included burglaries in Kesh and Belle Isle, and the dramatic theft of a cash machine in Irvinestown. Shortly before 11pm on […]


Poll claims Fermanagh people don’t want united Ireland


THERE IS less support for a united Ireland in Fermanagh than in any other part of the North, according to a new poll.  In fact, the surprising the results of the Irish Times poll show more people in the Fermanagh and Tyrone district are against a unity referendum than in the overall Protestant community in […]


Popular parish priest ‘on mend’ in hospital


THERE have been prayers and well-wishes for a local parish priest who is recovering in hospital after falling ill last week.  There was great concern for Fr Maurice McMorrow PP in his parish of Killesher and Kinawley at the weekend when news emerged he had taken ill. The Herald has since been assured that, after […]