LOUGH Erne is soon set to embrace its full Christmas feeling later this month as the hugely popular flotilla boats bring some much-anticipated festive cheer to the county. A number of boats are set to form a special illuminated Christmas flotilla on Saturday, December 21, building on the Riverside Raft Race and Halloween Pirate Ship […]
Top anglers descend on Enniskillen
THOUSANDS of keen anglers from across Europe recently visited Enniskillen as the hugely popular Irish Fly Fair and International Angling Show returned to Lough Erne in style. The event saw 90 of the top fly dresses from across the world, from America, Canada, Aruba, Germany, Sweden and Norway, meet at the Killyhevlin Hotel in Enniskillen for […]
Top award for Fermanagh business
A FERMANAGH distillery has said it “feels privileged” after it fought off competition from some of the world’s biggest distilleries to win a top award at a global ceremony in Cannes. The Boatyard Distillery was flying the Fermanagh flag at the prestigious ‘Global Drinks Intel ESG Awards’ in France when they claimed the ‘Sustainable Spirits Product of […]
Erne Cot Adventures complete historic Fermanagh row
ERNE cot adventures have completed an historic row around Fermanagh for SWELL. The group is associated with Blue Green Yonder and their aim is to build, row and promote Erne cots, a traditional flat bottomed boat which is unique to Lough Erne and has been used for nearly a thousand years. The group decided they would row […]
Past and present RNLI crew honoured
A MAJOR celebration was held at Fermanagh’s leading RNLI branches to celebrate 200 years of the organisation which puts “their own lives at risk to save others” in Fermanagh. Founded back in 1824, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution provides a vital and life-saving service to people who find themselves in trouble in water across the […]
Erne Fours success for Enniskillen rowers
THE Enniskillen Royal Boat Club picked up a host of medals at the well-attended and hugely popular Erne Fours Head which took place along Lough Erne on Saturday. Over 110 crews competed across the four-mile course in the two categories, with 61 male crews participating in Race One, while 51 female crews competed in Race […]
Diesel ban ‘hammer blow’ for boat owners
THE decision to ban the use of red diesel to fuel private boats has been branded a “hammer blow” for the local marine leisure industry. The intended change in legislation is subsequent to EU ruling against Ireland using Marked Gas Oil (MGO), commonly referred to as red diesel, to fuel private boats. The legislative change […]
Lough Erne murder accused claims wife death accidental
Stephen McKinney was remanded in custody to appear at Enniskillen Magistrates’ Court by video-link on Monday next, December 11th.
Man injured in explosion on boat in Lisbellaw
An explosion which caused a boat to sink has left a man injured in Lisbellaw. Firefighters were called out to the scene around 11am this morning to reports of a gas explosion on a boat at Johnston Shore on Inishmore Road. The man, who was the only person on the boat, was injured and taken […]
Police investigate theft from boat
Police in Fermanagh are investigating a theft from a boat in Lisbellaw.