Dogs

Plans revealed for dedicated ‘dog parks’


FERMANAGH dog owners are being urged to have their say on plans to control where dogs are allowed to roam in Enniskillen in future, including where a new dog park should go in the town.  Following public outrage when the Council first revealed its plans for its controversial proposed dog control orders, it will open […]


Attack

Family farmstead targeted in ‘mindless, wanton’ attack


IN WHAT has been another week of rural crime in Fermanagh, a family farmhouse near Kesh has been trashed and daubed with sectarian graffiti.  The homestead on the Slievebane Road at Tedd has been in the Johnston family for four generations and although it’s unoccupied at the moment, the farm is let out to a […]


Cemetery

Mass to mark opening of new car park at cemetery


THERE will be a unique celebration at the old Drumully cemetery this weekend. On Sunday, September 8th, Canon Jimmy McPhillips will celebrate an open air Mass at the monastic site, beside Clogher Markets at Wattlebridge. The ceremony is taking place to mark the opening of a new carpark at lane at the historic cemetery. The […]


Bomb

Border unionists living in fear of bombers’ return


LAST WEEK’S bomb attack in Newtownbutler has left many in the surrounding area worried the ‘bad old days’ could be on their way back. Following the explosion on the main Cavan Road, Chief Constable Simon Byrne said he believed the absence of political leadership and growing social inequality was creating a atmosphere ripe for dissidents. […]


Pet-owners water warning after death of Labrador pup


PET OWNERS and swimmers in Fermanagh are being urged to be wary of potentially lethal algae developing on the Lough.  At the end of July a 16-month-old Labrador died when it jumped into Craigavon Lake while there was a blue algae bloom on the water. The puppy became seriously ill afterwards, leading its owner to […]