Euro Auctions bought by Canadian company who inspired brothers


  EURO AUCTIONS of Dromore has just sold for $1.1 billion (£790 m sterling). Founded by Derek Keys and his brothers in the County Tyrone village in 1998, Euro Auctions conducts unreserved auctions of industrial plant, construction equipment and agricultural machinery across the globe. The transaction has been approved by the Board of Directors of […]

Belleek and Garrison residents dealing with effects of flooding


FLOODING continues to be a problem in Belleek, while residents and businesses in Garrison are still cleaning up their properties following floods likened to “the river running down the street”. Videos of the torrential rain and its effect on the villages have been posted online showing the extent of the flooding and the panicked reaction […]

Appeal to find Fermanagh man unlawfully at large


Police are appealing for information to assist in locating 25 year old Mark Sheridan, who is currently unlawfully at large. Sheridan, who was serving a sentence of 2 years and 2 months for Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm was released on licence from prison on 19 May 2021. He has since breached the conditions of […]

Lee wins first battle in fight for vaccine priority


AN ENNISKILLEN man with a rare genetic disorder has won High Court permission to challenge the Department of Health and the Western Trust over their prioritisation of the vaccination programme. In January this year, the Herald reported how Lee Martin resorted to legal action in an attempt to be fast-tracked for a Covid-19 vaccine. His […]

Gridlock again… Ring of steel around town centre


Roads blocked off and diversion signs create the perfect storm of traffic chaos. SERIOUS questions are being asked of the Department for Infrastructure and Fermanagh and Omagh District Council about the timing and decision-making behind the series of roadworks currently underway around Enniskillen. One retailer has likened the roadworks at Queen Elizabeth Road, Mill Street, […]


JUST IN: Police in Fermanagh are investigating the discovery of a man’s body in Maguiresbridge earlier today.   The PSNI received a report of a road traffic collision at Main Street in Maguiresbridge at around 1:15pm, in which the male driver of one of the cars involved left the scene.   Shortly before 1:40pm a […]

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Bravery and faith … PSNI officers go above and beyond


TWO stories of bravery and faith have shown how PSNI officers in the Fermanagh and Omagh district have gone above and beyond the call of duty. Former Chief Inspector Graham Dodds answered the call of a distressed mother whose nine-year-old son desperately needed a kidney transplant because his only kidney was functioning at just 14 […]

United in mourning for Peter Jones


THE GAA family and the county has been hit hard in recent months with the unexpected deaths of so many its people. Peter Jones was healthy and active, in fact, the energy with which he approached his many roles in the community is one of the things that set him apart. That, and the number […]