FERMANAGH farmers have been urged to be vigilant after 15 cattle were reportedly stolen from the Lough Shale Road in Lisbellaw. Police are appealing for anyone with information about the incident which is believed to have taken place between 10.30pm on Sunday (June 9) and 7.10am on Tuesday (June 11). The majority of the 15 cattle […]
Avian flu is a major threat to rural farming
FARMERS in Fermanagh have been left in fear that a rapidly spreading avian flu could be transferred to animals and cattle in the North. For almost 30 years, avian flu has posed a major threat to rural farming and fears are mounting after the deadly and potentially fatal H5N1 strain has been detected in cattle […]
Kettyle’s beef is always a cut above the rest
WHEN you’re supplying beef and meat on a weekly basis to the likes of famous chefs Gordon Ramsey and Michael Deane, you know you must be doing something right. Since 2004, Kettyle Irish Foods, established by Lisnaskea farmer Maurice Kettyle, has become a leading force in the supplying of high-end beef to some of the top […]
Woman critically injured by cow on Devenish Island
Family had been visiting the island on a private cruiser
VIDEO: Here’s how a cow predicted Fermanagh v Monaghan
All right, we know it’s not scientific. But we still hope that the prediction this cow has made doesn’t come true on Sunday. The video filmed was by Fermanagh GAA PRO Pauric McGurn. Previously, a similar video predicted a Fermanagh win over Antrim. The same cow from that video couldn’t be rounded up, and its […]
Dramatic cave rescue for Boho bullock
THE DRAMATIC rescue of 450kg bullock from a cave in the townland of Aghamore in Boho was carried out by a team of cave rescuers last week.