Ballinamallard woman celebrated by UFU


FERMANAGH farmers are working with nature, not against it, and are producing some of the best produce in Europe as a result. That’s the message from local farmer Megan Morrow, who is this subject of this month’s ‘Women in Agriculture’ profile by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU). She wants the public to know that the […]

VOTE FHBA: Retailer of the Year Award


There are the businesses shortlisted in the Retailer of the Year category sponsored by Bank of Ireland.  Voting is now open in this category and will close on Monday 30th September 2024 at 10am. Graham Family Butchers Robert Graham, who started the Ballinamallard business in April 2023, comes from a dairy farming background. In 2020, […]

Women get ready to tractor pull for new Hub project


Fifty women are getting ready to put their strength to the test as they prepare to pull a tractor from Irvinestown to Ballinamallard. This mighty challenge will take place on Saturday 14 September to raise some vital funds to complete Phase 1 of the Ballinamallard Community Hub project. The Hub, a not-for-profit community initiative led by Ballinamallard […]

Fermanagh residents rally for ‘depressed’ dog ‘Dior’


THE Fermanagh community has rallied in support of an “absolute sweetheart” cockapoo-cross dog named ‘Dior’ who is suffering from extreme depression and anxiety after being abandoned in the county. Local social media has been inundated with shares from Fermanagh residents in a bid to help ‘Dior’ find a new home, after his owners were forced […]

Stafford era to begin at Ferney Park


Ballinamallard United manager Mark Stafford has expressed satisfaction with his team’s pre-season efforts as they prepare to kick off the new season at home against Ballyclare Comrades this Saturday. The 36-year-old, who celebrates his 37th birthday on 20 August, just after the opening two fixtures, feels the team is in good shape despite a challenging […]

Rally bikers ready for Fermanagh comeback


BRAKING news, the Honda CBX 1000 European Rally is coming back to Fermanagh. The annual rally has been taking place for 32 years with bikers from all over the world following it, and the last time it was in Fermanagh was in 2015 when 124 six cylinder Hondas made their way through the county. “The CBX was launched […]

Fermanagh doctors featured in WWII Roll of Honour


FERMANAGH doctors who served in World War II, including a pioneering Enniskillen man who transformed breakfast tables across the globe, have been commemorated in a new book. Dr Denis Burkitt, of Laragh, Ballinamallard, is among the doctors celebrated in ‘Irish Doctors in the Second World War’ by Patrick J Casey, Kevin T Cullen and Joe P Duigan. The book contains […]

Fermanagh club misses out on £36.2 million funding


IF you thought when Sports Minister Gordon Lyons announced that £36.2 million in government funding was now available for Irish League football clubs it would see Ballinamallard United receive a much-needed cash injection, think again. The £36.2 million Sub-Regional government funding was finally released last week and renamed as the Northern Ireland Football Fund. However, Ballinamallard chairman Tom Elliott, pictured […]