FERMANAGH screenwriter Emma Moran has been nominated for a BAFTA. The Killadeas woman is best known as the writer and creator of 2023 Disney+ comedy series ‘Extraordinary’. The sitcom is about a world where everyone gets a superpower at the age of 18, 25-year-old Jen struggles being the only person she knows who is an ordinary human. […]
Dunbar teases new ‘Line of Duty’ series
ENNISKILLEN actor Adrian Dunbar has offered fans of BBC One thriller ‘Line of Duty’ a slight bit of hope that a new series could be on the way. Since it first aired in 2012, the six-series TV programme was a massive hit with viewers across the county, with Dunbar rising to fame following his key […]
COLUMN: Michael Hand- Our relationship with alcohol
I HAVE a love hate relationship with alcohol, perhaps it’s because my maternal grandfather was a part-time alcoholic and my father was a full-time pioneer who had no time for alcohol. Alcohol has many good qualities, it helps loosen inhibitions, it makes it easier to interact in social situations and the first few drinks produce […]
FODC staff salaries higher than First Minister
THE Chief Executive of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (FODC) and three other staff members have been named on a list of the top-earning local government workers in the North. It was revealed by the Tax Payers Alliance that the chief executive of FODC, Alison McCullagh, earns £148,393 per year and is one of 47 […]
Blue coat parking problems continue in Enniskillen
THERE has been widespread anger this week as the new off-street parking continues to cause chaos. At the start of the month a new parking system was introduced by the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, but it seems to be having some “teething problems.” The enforcement parking service is provided by Marston Holding Ltd and is used within the […]
Nathan Carter and new band set for Enniskillen pub!
FERMANAGH Country music star Nathan Carter and his newly formed band Ceol is set to headline a major gig in Pat’s Bar in Enniskillen tomorrow night (Friday). Following Carter’s sold-out concert at the Fermanagh Lakeland Forum, the Liverpudlian and his brother Jake (Carter) and popular band Ceol will perform to a packed Pat’s Bar. Over […]
Singer Sean Magee’s single hits one million streams
ONE of Fermanagh’s leading musicians has said he’s ‘absolutely buzzing’ after his recently released single hit over one million streams on Spotify. Former Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann champion, Sean Magee, took a major step in his music career last year by launching his debut single ‘Tippin’ it up to Nancy’. Written by legendary folk singer […]
Fermanagh woman set for epic journey to Ukraine
AS THE war in Ukraine wages on, a young Fermanagh woman is preparing to make an epic journey across Europe to support those on the frontlines. Isabella Langham from Tempo is aiming to deliver an SUV to Ukraine to be used on the frontline as an off-road ambulance. The 23-year-old will drive the SUV from the UK […]
Hope and healing key themes at Novena
A HUGE crowd is expected to turn out to Holy Cross Church Lisnaskea and St Mary’s Maguiresbridge later this month for a special St Peregrine Novena of Hope and Healing. Organised by Canon Jimmy McPhillips, the Parish of Aghalurcher is going to host a four-day Novena, which is hoping to give the Fermanagh community some […]