FIGURES showing Fermanagh roads have less defects than other parts of the North have been received with extreme skepticism locally, with concern the Roads Service is not recording the full extent of the county’s problems. A report delivered to the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council’s rural affairs committee provided a range of figures regarding defects and repairs on local […]
Fermanagh band release new single
THE Tumbling Paddies have taken another major step in their impressive career by releasing their single ‘Take Me Home’ which has gone down a treat with their local fan bas and followers. The six-man Fermanagh band, who have established themselves as one of the top groups on the island, confirmed that they’d been working on […]
Follow the yellow brick road to Irvinestown
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THERE’S no place like home, and there’s certainly no place like Irvinestown, where plans are well underway for Fermanagh’s most famous festival. The annual Lady of the Lake celebrations return to the Fermanagh town this July, and the proceedings promise to be “bigger and better than ever” according to festival stalwart Joe Mahon. With a ‘wicked’ theme – paying tribute […]
‘High value’ horse stolen from a field near Enniskillen
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POLICE are appealing for information following a report of the theft of a ‘high valued horse’ from a field in Boho. The theft of the horse from the field at Moybrone Road is believed to have occurred sometime between Friday, May 30, and Sunday, June 1. A PSNI spokesperson said: “Anyone who lives in or was in […]
The Fermanagh couple and their 25 furry family members!
DOZENS of dogs who were scheduled to die have been rescued by a local couple. Andrew and Julie Feist run The Hullabaloo Sanctuary in Tamlaght, which is a charity currently caring for over 25 rescue dogs. The couple, who moved to Fermanagh in 2018, rescue unclaimed dogs from the pound, who would ordinarily be put down if they […]
World-famous Marble Arch Caves celebrates four decades
THE MARBLE Arch Caves is set to celebrate four decades of welcoming visitors from near and far. Formed hundreds of thousands of years ago, the cave system we know today was first explored by French speleologist Edouard Martel 130 years ago. However, it’s only been opened to visitors for the past 40 years. This year marks the anniversary […]
Celebrating the Clones man who wrote the NZ anthem
THE LINKS between Ulster and New Zealand are to be celebrated, with the local man who wrote the Kiwi national anthem due to be front and centre. Thomas Bracken hailed from Clones, just a few hundred metres from the Fermanagh border. The son of a postmaster, he was born in December 1843, and was sent to Australia at […]
Fermanagh school’s final push for football pitch
A DERRYLIN primary school is just £14,000 away from building a vital 3G sports pitch to benefit pupils and the entire local community. St. Ninnidh’s Primary School Derrylin have until the June 5 to fundraiser their final amount. Since October 2022, staff, parents and the wider community have been working tirelessly to transform the school’s […]
Council deliver trophy to family after man’s death
THE Council, which presented an award to the family of Hugh Maguire days after his death, two years after it was commissioned, said it “does not comment on individual employee matters”. Mr Maguire, a well-known and respected member of the Enniskillen community, worked as a Community Development Worker for Fermanagh and Omagh District Council until […]
Women ‘more likely to live in poverty’
FEMALES in Fermanagh are more likely to experience poverty than local males as the economic challenges of running a household and the cost of living crisis continues to rip through the county. Prior to Christmas, it was reported that residents and families in Fermanagh were grappling with a serious poverty crisis, with the district recording […]