WATCH: Fermanagh man heads up Shoes for Gaza appeal


By Charlotte McCutcheon and Katrina Brennan ON SUNDAY November 24, 16,000 pairs of shoes will be laid out in front of Stormont buildings in Belfast. Each pair of shoes represents a young life that have been killed due to the war in Gaza since October 2023. Enniskillen dance artist Dylan Quinn has initiated the event and […]


Fermanagh road crash victim named locally


THE Fermanagh community has been left deeply shocked following the death of much-loved Mark Johnston who died following a one-vehicle collision in Lisnaskea on Thursday morning. Mr Johnson, formerly of Gallooon Road in Derrykenny, Newtownbutler, died tragically after he was involved in a one-vehicle crash on the Newbridge Road (Lisnaskea – Derrylin Road). A talented […]


UPDATE: Man dies following Fermanagh road collision


A MAN has died following a single-vehicle collision which occurred on the Newbridge Road (Lisnaskea – Derrylin Road) in the early hours of this morning (Thursday). “Police received a report, shortly after midnight, of a single vehicle collision on the Lisnaskea Road,” a statement from Inspector Cherith Adair said. “Officers attended, alongside our colleagues from […]


Fermanagh dominates list of women killed


FERMANAGH is one of the most dangerous places in Europe to be a woman. Six of the 42 females killed violently in the North over the past eight years died here in Fermanagh, despite the county having the smallest population. To break that grim statistic down, the local deaths account for a total of 14.2 percent of the […]


Shock at sudden death of Fermanagh dentist


THE Fermanagh community has been left deeply shocked following the sudden death of much-loved dentist Tom Maguire who passed away in Spain on Monday night. Mr Maguire, who worked in the dental industry for over 50 years, passed away aged 89 years old. He grew up in Munville House in Lisnaskea, one of Fermanagh’s oldest […]


Review launched into death of Kelly Lynch


THE GARDA Commissioner has met with the family of young Fermanagh woman Kelly Marie Lynch, and has ordered a review of the investigation into the 23-year-old’s death. The local community was left stunned after the body of the popular Lisnaskea woman was found in the Ulster Canal in Monaghan on St Patrick’s Day this year. On […]


Fermanagh mourns ‘true inspiration’ Siobhan Allister


THE county has been left mourning the death of much-loved Siobhan Allister who was a “tireless advocate” for people living with MS and a hard-working supporter of various charities. Ms Allister, pictured right, formerly of 47 Millstone Drive in Irvinestown, passed away peacefully at the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen, surrounded by her family, on Sunday, […]


Tributes paid to 102-year-old Aggie Owens


THE Kinawley and South Fermanagh community was left deeply saddened following the death of Aggie Owens, who was known as a ‘jovial and jolly’ resident, who passed away at the age of 102. Ms Owens passed away peacefully at her home in Keelpark in Kinawley on Wednesday. Rose Agnes Gilroy, later known as Aggie, was born in […]