Christie in the money as National Hunt season starts


DERRYLIN trainer David Christie is already riding high despite horse racing’s National Hunt season in the UK only officially starting this weekend. The start of the winter National Hunt season in the UK traditionally comes after last Saturday’s Champions Day at Ascot, which serves as the finale to the British Flat racing season. However, Christie has been quietly […]

Death of Valerie recalls ‘Derrylin Starlight’ memories


THE much regretted passing of well known Derrylin traditional vocalist, Valerie McManus, has recalled whimsical memories of a long gone 1950’s era, when the Derrylin Starlight Dance Band was in its prime. For Valerie, who joined the band as a young teenager in 1952, after being asked by its leader, John McManus, who was to become […]

Reports of Scout jamboree chaos were “exaggerated”


A DERRYLIN scout has said that reports of the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea being engulfed in chaos were “over-exaggerated”. Scarlett Murphy, who is a member of the 14th Fermanagh Scouts in Derrylin and attends St Aidan’s High School, was selected by Scouting Ireland to attend the recent Jamboree in Saemangeum. Reports from media outlets across […]

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Man remanded in custody following Derrylin arrest


A MAN arrested in Derrylin on 17 counts of burglary has been remanded in custody. Thirty-four-year-old Ryan Bowen, of no fixed abode, appeared at Coleraine Magistrates Court last Friday (June 9). The day before, he had been apprehended by police who apprehended Bowen after conducting a stop and search of a vehicle in Derrylin.  Bowen […]

Car fire closes road in Derrylin


A CAR fire earlier this morning has closed the Belturbet Road in Derrylin. The blaze has ensured that the road has been sealed off for vehicles going in both directions. No one is believed to be injured. A PSNI spokeswoman said: “The Belturbet Road in Derrylin is currently closed in both directions, near Teemore Engineering, […]