THIS MONTH is Stroke Awareness month and a young Enniskillen stroke survivor is calling for greater awareness of the impact of the condition on younger people. Raymond Dunlop (35), who works at Lakeland Bikes in Enniskillen, had a serious stroke in September 2016 while taking part in an adventure race in Donegal. Now he is […]
New Enniskillen school open for students 2019
AFTER years of waiting, a full planning application has been lodged for the new £23.4 million Devenish College. Following a pre-planning application notice, a full planning application was submitted to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council earlier this month by Education Authority NI Western Region for the proposed construction of a new build post primary school […]
‘Outrageous’- jail for man who punched his mother
AN Enniskillen man has been jailed for four months for assaulting his mother earlier this year. Kevin McConnell (31), of no fixed abode, appeared before Monday’s hearing of Enniskillen Magistrates Court via videolink from Maghaberry Prison. He was charged with making threats to kill, possession of an offensive weapon and unlawfully assaulting Catherine Colderick. The […]
Police seek van driver who fled crash scene
The family was travelling to Rossnowlagh Beach when they were struck by a white transit van at Lisacholly on the Ballyshannon Road
Abandoned donkeys new home ‘in heaven’
The donkeys had been found wandering on the Sligo Road, and were in desperate need of a loving home.
Man denies baby attack
A six month old baby is in hospital in a stable condition, following a shocking incident in Enniskillen. The community has been left shocked following the incident in the residential Castle coole Road area of the county town, which led to the arrest of 20-year-old Timuras Kozlov. Kozlov appeared before Omagh Magistrates Court yesterday […]
Re-opening of St Macartin’s Cathedral Hall
CELEBRATIONS will take place at St Macartin’s tonight (Wednesday) to mark the official re-opening and dedication of their newly extended and renovated Cathedral Hall. The refurbishment of the popular Enniskillen facility, used by many organisations throughout the community, replaces the old Cathedral Hall opened in 1964 and the original Parochial Hall built in 1922. The […]
Man to appear in court over attempted murder of baby
A 21- year- old man is due in Omagh Magristrate Court this morning charged with the attempted murder of a baby. Detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding how the baby, believed to aged around six months old, sustained serious injuries at Castlecoole Road, Enniskillen on the night of Saturday May 6th. The baby was […]
SWAH emergency department outshines the rest
THE EMERGENCY Department (ED) at the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) performed better than all other emergency departments in the north last year in terms of waiting times. Figure published last week by the Department of Health showed that from January to March this year, a total of 87.5 percent of patients treated were treated […]
Enniskillen ComicFest returns this weekend
After last year’s very successful launch, the Enniskillen ComicFest returns this weekend, bigger and better, to celebrate all aspects of storytelling and sequential art. Over 20 writers and artists from across the UK and Ireland will be attending and guests of honour include John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, the creators of Judge Dredd, Steve […]