MICHELLE GILDERNEW is warning voters that every last vote counts and claims the turnout within unionism will be higher in this year’s general election because, she claims, the Orange Order is playing a key role in mobilising support for her main rival, the UUP’s Tom Elliott.
Fears that bus strike could have impact on exam students
CONCERNS have been raised at a day of disruption due to a public transport strike which could affect students in the midst of exams.
A WEEK IN NEWS: 5 stories you may have missed
Here are five stories from the last week that you might have missed:
John Coyle on ‘Twitter trolls’: “Would they have the guts to say it to my face?”
THE SDLP’s John Coyle has responded to criticism levelled at him for his performance on BBC’s The View last night.
Fermanagh and Omagh unionists leave council chamber over Irish Presidential motion
UNIONISTS have been accused of engaging in pre-planned political grandstanding after every DUP and UUP councillor left the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council chamber on Monday night ahead of a debate on the right of Irish citizens in the North to vote in the Irish Presidential elections.
It’s a two horse race, says SF’s Gildernew
VOTERS KNOW the forthcoming Westminster election is a two-horse race, Sinn Fein’s Michelle Gildernew has said.
Gildernew can be beaten – but only if unionists work together – Rodney Connor
A UNIONIST politician can win the 2015 Westminster election – but only if a single unionist is chosen.
Tom Elliott gets backing of DUP after pact
FORMER UUP leader Tom Elliott has received the backing of the DUP in the Westminster elections for Fermanagh and South Tyrone.
Foster gives backing to single unionist candidate
FERMANAGH and South Tyrone voters want a single unionist candidate in the upcoming Westminster elections, DUP MLA Arlene Foster has claimed.
Measly turnout for 2015 election debate
FOR A part of the world with among the highest electoral turnout record in all of Europe, what was surprising was just how few people – twenty or so – turned out for a Westminster election debate for 2015 at Fermanagh House in Enniskillen.