Plans are in place to deploy round the clock armed support units to police the border.
Border plans had Fermanagh joining up with the South
THE BORDER was only ever meant to be temporary, and the only reason Fermanagh was placed north of it was over fears of potential unionist violence. With so much focus currently on the post-Brexit future of the border, history lecturer Dr Conor Mulvagh has been looking back in at its origins. Writing in the Irish […]
Dear Prime Minister, Belleek children ask for a rethink
PUPILS at St Davog’s Primary School in Belleek have recently been learning all about Europe. As part of their topic the children in P6 and P7 classes have been exploring Brexit and the possible impact that the introduction of a hard border would have. Geraldine Keown, principal at St Davog’s, explained that due to the […]
North could be in different time zone post-Brexit
THE IRISH government has written to our local Council to get its views on the EU’s proposal to end seasonal clock changes, given the potential impact such a change could have on Fermanagh. While some have dismissed the notion that Belcoo could end up in a different time zone as Blacklion post-Brexit or that there […]
PSNI team up with Garda to mount checkpoints
THERE HAS been a worrying spike in the number of rural crimes in recent week, especially along the border. From the theft of irreplaceable church records at Derrylin, residents being threatened in their homes in Kesh, tools being stolen from a van parked in an Enniskillen town centre carpark or to burglaries in Bellanaleck. As […]
‘We won’t tolerate a return to hard border’
It has emerged that the PSNI and An Garda Siochana have been in discussions about how they would cooperate on policing the border post-Brexit.
Local students could pay a heavy price for hard Brexit
IN THE week when the UK government outlined the stark reality of what a no deal Brexit will mean for many, yet another report has come out highlighting yet more ways leaving the EU will make life harder for those in border areas. This time the focus is on students and skills, with a dire […]
NEW WARNINGS OF BREXIT APOCALYPSE
FERMANAGH could end up with “the hardest border in Europe” if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, with one analyst suggesting it could have tighter security than the frontier between Ukraine and its pro-Russian neighbour Belarus. Alarm bells are ringing as the March Brexit deadline rapidly approaches and it now seems Brussels may […]
Fermanagh ‘will be county worst affected by Brexit’
The county has 80 border crossing which could face restrictions