THE death has taken place of one of Fermanagh’s most influential hurling figures. Tony Jackman, aged 79 years of the Knock’s, Lisnaskea, died peacefully in hospital on Wednesday of last week surrounded by his family. Mr Jackman was a stalwart of the Lisnaskea Emmetts hurling club and was held in high esteem to all who […]
Barney Curley – big hearted genius, legend and one-off
The Irvinestown man had reached almost mythical status in the horseracing world.
Community devastated at death of popular teacher
“There are no words in the vocabulary to express how brilliant we all thought she was.”
Ederney mourns untimely death of popular bar owner
Many will know Jane and her family from the bar they ran together beside their home.
Man dies following Newtownbutler house fire
A MAN (74) has died following a house fire which took place in the early hours of Wednesday morning. A Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service Spokesperson told the Herald: “The thoughts and sympathies of Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) are with the family and friends of a man who died following […]
Mary Lou apology ‘means very little’ to boy’s mother
THE MOTHER of 15-year-old Enniskillen boy, Paul Maxwell, who was killed alongside Lord Mountbatten in an IRA bomb in 1979, has said Mary Lou McDonald’s apology for the atrocity “means very little”. Mary Hornsey was speaking to a newspaper this week, in which she said the Sinn Féin President’s apology was “shallow” because it didn’t come with […]
Priest makes plea of drug dangers at funeral of teen
A LOCAL PRIEST has made an emotional plea to young people about the dangers of drug use after the death of 18-year-old Adam Martin (Foster). Fr Kevin Malcolmson, parish priest in Newtownbutler, told mourners at Adam’s funeral on Sunday that his death was not intentional. “His family have asked me to ensure that the truth […]
Clergy reflect on Prince Philip’s visit to Enniskillen
LOCAL clergymen took a moment to reflect on Fermanagh’s royal visit from Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip back in 2012 following the Duke of Edinburgh’s death on Friday. During her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee visit to the north, Dean of Clogher, the Very Rev Kenneth Hall, and Monsignor Peter O’Reilly,welcomed the royal couple to St Michael’s Church […]
Mourners’ grief at death of young mother of three
“There has been a cloud hanging over the communities of Brookeborough and Lisnaskea since Sharon’s death.”
Foster and O’Neill express sympathy following death of Prince Philip
On behalf of the Executive, First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill have expressed their sympathies following the death of the Duke of Edinburgh. First Minister Arlene Foster said, “I am deeply saddened by the news of the death of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. It is a sadness that […]