Dismay following job loss at Severfield Ballinamallard


There has been widespread shock at the news of job losses at a business in Fermanagh. Ulster Unionists Diana Armstrong MLA and local Councillor John McClaughry have expressed dismay at the news of job losses at Severfield Ballinamallard. Ms Armstrong said, “The news of job losses at Severfield is disheartening and will bring dismay to […]

McIlwaine on the double in Ballinamallard victory


JOSH McIlwaine scored two goals at Ferney Park last night (Tuesday) as Ballinamallard United won a five-goal thriller against Newington. Sean McAteer got the Mallards off the perfect start when he netted from a Darragh Byrne cross, with just 10 minutes on the clock. With confidence flowing, McIlwaine scored his first on the night with […]

Stafford hoping to add reinforcements


Ballinamallard manager Mark Stafford is hoping to bolster his squad with some new signings before the close of the January transfer window. The Mallards have been badly affected by a catalogue of injuries this season and on Saturday both Jamie Dunne and Aaron Arkinson were the latest players to pick up knocks. To read more […]

North West Cup Final heartbreak for Ballinamallard


BALLINAMALLARD’S hopes of winning the North West Cup were dashed when Coleraine sub Tiernan Brolly scored a late winner in a highly entertaining encounter at The Showgrands. Coleraine made a fast start to the game, scoring the game’s opening goal after just seven minutes, when Sam McClintock capitalised on a misplaced Mallards pass and hammered […]

Mallards march on following Irish Cup win


Ballinamallard started 2025 in style, securing a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Ballymacash Rangers to reach the sixth round of the Clearer Water Irish Cup, with goals from Aaron Harkin and Alex Holder. After a 2024 marked by inconsistency, manager Mark Stafford reflected on his team’s recent improvements, admitting, “I don’t think we would have seen […]

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 […]