A DERRYLIN shop owner has described an increase in crime in the area over the past six weeks.
Relief all round at prospect of former Quinn group divisions returning to local owners
“AT last, there is some light on the horizon.”
Freak pool accident claims life of local couple’s only child
THE community of Derrylin has been left ‘numb’ after the tragic death of 23-year-old Caolan Winterson in Boston, USA. Caolan was the only child of Val and Mary Winterson, Knockninny, Derrylin. The former St Aidan’s High School pupil and Queen’s University graduate died as the result of a ‘freak’ swimming pool accident. Caolan had been […]
Traditional music to the fore in Derrylin
THE ANNUAL county fleadh returns to Derrylin on Friday for a weekend of traditional music. The fleadh features a rang of talented musicians, with the border village ready to welcome visitors from across the county and further afield. World class fiddle player Pat McManus will kick off proceedings, performing with Jim McGrath, Fintan McManus […]
Opinion divided on where now for St Aidan’s High School
Proposals to amalgamate secondary schools in Derrylin, Roslea and Lisnaskea branded as ‘destructive’ by local councillor
New lease of life for one of few remaining thatched cottages
A COTTAGE near Derrylin said to be 300 years old, one of few in Ireland surviving in its original area, has been restored and is open to the public.
House ransacked by thieves while elderly priest was in hospital
AN 83-year-old retired priest’s home in Derrylin was one of several homes targeted by thieves in recent weeks. Canon Brian McNamara’s home was ransacked while he was receiving treatment to a broken hip in hospital. The spate of robberies in Derrylin and Teemore has sent shockwaves throughout the village and locals have been urged […]
£250,000 knock down price for heavenly hideaway island
Anyone fancy owning their own island right in the heart of Fermanagh?
Enniskillen and Derrylin earmarked for natural gas lines
BRINGING natural gas to Fermanagh has taken one step closer as a number of companies are set to compete over the coming weeks for the coveted licence to supply natural gas through a £2m investment throughout the west of the North. Both Enniskillen and Derrylin have been earmarked as routes for the installation of gas […]
Latest attack knocked out ‘Quinn’ phone lines
The petrol bomb attack near the former Quinn Group HQ in Derrylin knocked out communications to the firm’s vast complex and people in the surrounding area yesterday, Tuesday.