A LOCAL patient who has been waiting years for treatment has hit out at both the health service and our politicians for failing the people of Fermanagh. David Mace, who lives outside Enniskillen is in the middle of two eye surgeries. He had been told he would have to wait six weeks between the cataract […]
Pig farm opponents to step up action
THE DERRYLIN Community Action Group has vowed to step up its campaign against the location of a proposed pig farm close to the town. In April a planning application was lodged with for a piggery on the Doon Road to cater for 1,000 fattener pigs. Well in the region of 650 objections were lodged against […]
Brazen burglars raid four houses in same street
RESIDENTS OF an Enniskillen housing development have been left shocked and frightened after brazen burglars broke into four homes in the one street in the space of a few hours on Saturday evening. The thieves, who stole a wide range of valubles from the homes including sentimental jewellery and the homeowners’ medication, struck at The […]
Quinn director abducted and viciously assaulted
The incident marks an escalation in the campaign of intimidation and threats against directors of the company.
Boa Island bubble domes going global!
VISITORS from as far away as China are flocking to stay in the wilds of Fermanagh. When sibling Gillian and Michael Beare opened their first two bubble domes at their family-run Finn Lough resort in a forest in the Leggs area, close to Boa Island, the unique accommodation created a stir on social media. Fast […]
Concerns raised about public fire safety
THE FIRE SERVICE must reveal how much savings it will make by reducing the number of full-time fire fighters in Fermanagh, so the people of the area “know the price of our safety.” The call was made as it was revealed the Fire Service may be using the area as a test case to see […]
Dissident IRA warn it will attack border checkpoints
Masked man appeared on Swedish TV and claimed Fermanagh bomb
Bid to restore ‘welcome to Fermanagh’ road signs
Since the creation of the new ‘supercouncil’, when Fermanagh merged with Omagh, new signs have gone up marking the council district area.
‘Fermanagh needs to step up to the plate on roads’
Southern councillor says North falling way behind on investment on roads
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 […]