By Mark McGoldrick A NUMBER of former Fermanagh hurlers have decided to complete a ‘Cycle & Summit’ to raise funds for the Shane Mulholland Foundation, in memory of their former team mate who passed away in 2015. On Saturday 12th September, Karl Kehoe, Paul McGoldrick, Darren Sweeney, Hugh Gallagher and Darren Thompson are going to […]
‘Live and Local’ at lunchtime
SHOPPERS to Enniskillen and Omagh have been enjoying a musical treat on Saturdays with a live music programme from Fermanagh and Omagh District Council. ‘Live & Local @ Lunchtime’ has been taking place in Enniskillen and Omagh town centres each Saturday from 12 noon until 2.30pm since mid-August with the programme running until the end of […]
‘Live and Local’ at lunchtime
Live and local is the latest initiative being rolled out by the Council to support the economic recovery of our town centres.
Death of local businessman
THE death has taken place of a businessman who revolutionised commercial printing in Enniskillen in the mid 1980s. Community man, John Cosgrove, 75 years, established his business, the Print Factory in Derrychara in 1984 and later expanded and relocated to Lackaboy Industrial Estate on the Tempo Road. The youngest of a family of seven was […]
Remembering the Enniskillen man who swam to Scotland…
ENNISKILLEN’S renowned long distance swimmer Ted Keenan has been recognised for his North Channel swim, way back in 1973. Ted was only the third person ever to conquer the North Channel swim between Ireland and Scotland. Now, the man who swam the original ‘triple crown’, the English, North and Bristol Channels, (he’s one of only […]
New Portora campus edges one step closer
THE LONG-AWAITED new Enniskillen Royal Grammar School building is one step closer, with hopes high funding for the project will be confirmed in the near future. It is thought that the new school will be based at the Portora site while the Collegiate campus, located in one of Enniskillen’s most sought after residential areas, could […]
Andrew wins audience prize at Festival of Voice
FERMANAGH tenor Andrew Irwin is hitting all the right notes this weather. Andrew, who sings hymns regularly at Rossorry Church of Ireland, won the Audience Prize at the Northern Ireland Opera’s Festival of Voice at the weekend. The competition was held over a week in Belfast with just five selected finalists from across the island […]
Enniskillen pub reopens after Covid case confirmation
The bar was forced to close for a deep clean yesteday “as a precaution”
Music and Arts back and bigger than before
BACK and bigger than ever before – staff and students from ‘Fermanagh School of Music and Performing Arts’ have made their long-awaited return to the creative world after a “surreal” 12-week-lockdown put an abrupt end to all music, dance, singing and drama lessons due to the outbreak of Covid back in March. Despite this, Founder […]
£250,000 package to help town centre back on its feet
ENNISKILLEN is expected to benefit from a quarter of a million pounds package from the Department of Communities to support town centres in their economic recovery from the effects of Covid-19. This week Enniskillen Business Partnership responded to the announcement saying that the money should be spent in a rejuvenation scheme for Enniskillen town centre. […]