A COUNTY Fermanagh man accused of making and planting a bomb under the car of a police officer in Belfast two years ago, has been refused bail. Peter Granaghan from Blackrock Park in Belleek has been on remand in Maghaberry Prison awaiting trial for the attempted murder of a PSNI officer since his arrest in […]
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 […]
Local man denies attempted murder of police officer
BELFAST ATTACK: A Fermanagh man charged with attempting to murder a police officer is to stand trial in Belfast later this year. Peter Thomas Granaghan was arrested after a bomb was found under an off-duty police officer’s vehicle parked outside a golf club in east Belfast. Granaghan, from Blackrock Park in Belleek, appeared at Belfast […]
Councillors clash over response to Brollagh closure
“They haven’t even tried to fight to keep the school going.”
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 […]
Shock at announcement of school closure
Education Minister Peter Weir has announced that St Mary’s Brollagh is to close permanently.
Smith honored to take up role with Fermanagh
BELLEEK man Ciaran Smith is a former Fermanagh, Erne Gaels and MacRory Cup winning captain. When the new Fermanagh Under-17’s manager Aiden Gilroy came calling, Smith had no hesitation to take on the role of strength & conditioning coach for the year ahead, “I got a call from Aiden a couple of months ago […]
Erne Gaels footballers do their bit for local hospital
By Mark McGoldrick AS THE hospitals around the country continue to fight against yet another wave of Covid-19, a number of footballers from the Erne Gaels Belleek club have been doing their bit to provide some much needed support to our local healthcare staff. Six players from the Erne Gaels club have signed up […]
Border bridge re-opens after work completed
“Re-opening of this local link brings welcome improvements for the community.”