Have your say! If you’re interested in the future of your health and social care service, go along to one of the Pathfinder meetings organised by the Western Trust next week at a number of locations around the area. Roslea Community Centre, next Monday, 7pm, Trillick Leisure Centre, Tuesday, 10.30am, Ballinamallard United FC Hall, Tuesday […]
Death of leading musician and community man (92)
THE death of one of Fermanagh’s piping stalwarts, James Henderson, who died after a short illness, has caused great sadness throughout the county. Jim, of ‘Fairwinds’ Drummurry Gardens, Ballinamallard, died in the South West Acute Hospital on Saturday. Jim Somerville Henderson, BEM, a former High Sheriff of Fermanagh (1982), was in his 92nd year. A […]
New houses hint at green shoots in property market
Housing boost planned for Lisbellaw and Ballinamallard
Sponsors to stick with football club despite relegation
Big blow to local soccer as Ballinamallard drop out of the top flight
D-Day for Ducks
Danske Bank Premiership Glentoran v Ballinamallard Utd SATURDAY, 3PM, THE OVAL Few would have predicted it two months ago, but Ballinamallard are still standing and still swinging going into the last Saturday of the Premiership season. After last weekend’s games they are level on points with Carrick at the foot of the table. But with […]
Dykes disappointed to leave but says Ducks can stay up
The bombshell of Gavin Dykes departure from Ferney Park was dropped on Monday, but the Sligo man reveals his mind was all but made up after Saturday’s horror show performance against Ards. “I couldn’t watch it,” said Dykes. “I had to do what was right for the football club and I honestly believed that the […]
Wheel came off student’s car going round roundabout!
The judge said he would give the teenager the benefit of the doubt.
Ballinamallard back in action against Ards
It was a break week for Ballinamallard in the Premiership, but the senior manager Gavin Dykes took the chance to cast his eye over the reserves as they earned a 3-0 over their Ballymena counterparts. With Josh McIlwaine, Gary Armstrong and Ross Taheny also in action it was also a chance to get a […]
Dykes marshals his forces for hectic seven days
In many respects, given last Saturday’s rousing victory against Cliftonville, it is a shame Ballinamallard don’t have a league game this week to try and build up a head of steam. “It is,” agrees Mallards manager Gavin Dykes. “And last time we won a league game against Carrick we didn’t have a league game the […]
Dykes hopeful of a better 2018 for Ballinamallard
Of all of Ballinamallard’s festive fixtures, probably the visit of Crusaders to Ferney Park was the one bearing the least weight of expectation. It went as per the form book, although Ballinamallard did make their Crues sing for their supper, holding them scoreless in the first half. The loss of newly recruited defender Ryan O’Reilly […]