Sr Hutchinson marks her 100th birthday in style


A BUNDORAN nun, who spend many years in Enniskillen, marked her recent 100th birthday in a number special ways, including an army guard of honour. Born on November 11, 1924 in Bundoran, Sr Florence Hutchinson is known for her sharp intellect, a wonderful sense of fun. She thanks the Lord for her continuing good health. […]


New Hulu show to be filmed in Bundoran and Ballyshannon


A NEW TV show by RTÉ and US streaming giant Hulu is set to be flimed along the Fermanagh border in the coming months, and will be screened to international audiences on release. The black comedy starring Siobhán Cullen, called ‘Obituary’, will centre on a small-town obituarist living in the west of Ireland, who resorts […]


BELLEEK UPDATE: Firefighters respond to significant flooding


LAST NIGHT firefighters from Belleek and Enniskillen Fire Station responded to reports of significant flooding across 2 main roads in Belleek. Firefighters from Ballyshannon Fire Station also attended the incident.   A spokesperson from the NIFRS said, “A male had become trapped in his car but was out of the vehicle when Firefighters arrived. “Firefighters […]


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Donegal schools may be an option for Brollagh pupils


BROLLAGH: THE NORTH’S Education Minister, Peter Weir, has admitted that pupils from St Mary’s High School in Brollagh may be better off transferring to secondary schools in the South after the rural school closes . Local MLA Jemma Dolan, who attended Brollagh as a pupil, said she has already raised the possibility of Belleek students […]


Archaeologists uncover ancient human remains


A 4,000-YEAR-OLD cremation urn, containing the remains of a Bronze Age person, is one of many “very significant” items recently found in the Erne waterway.  As reported in last week’s Herald, a large cache of thousands of Bronze and Stone Age tools were found in a Leitrim lake during the lockdown. This latest discovery was […]


Nursing home evacuated over Covid-19 fears


A BALLYSHANNON nursing home has been evacuated over concerns of a possible Covid-19 outbreak at the facility.  The Irish Red Cross and Irish Civil Defence Forces were drafted in to help evacuate 19 patients from the Rock Community Hospital in the border town last week. The Herald understands a number of staff at the home […]


Giant windfarm may be even bigger than first planned…


A CONTROVERSIAL wind farm that will be seen from right across Lower Lough Erne could be even bigger than originally feared.  The Derrykillew and Corlea Wind Farm site is just two miles from the Commons in Belleek, but because it is on the Donegal side of the border residents in Fermanagh there was no consultation […]