Cocaine and by-products of Class A drugs have been found ‘quite strongly’ in Lough Erne and across some of the major lakes in the North. The concerning news was recently revealed on ‘The States of Us’ podcast on BBC NI, with scientists carrying out almost 140 different water samples from various waterways across the North. […]
Today’s death notices – Friday, December 12
Ella Smyth, nèe Dunn, Skeagh, Smithborough, Co.Monaghan and formerly Mulladuff, Smithborough, Co.Monaghan. Peacefully on Wednesday, 10th December 2025 at Drumbear Lodge Nursing Home, Monaghan. Funeral service in Smithborough Presbyterian Church, eircode H18 HY02, on Saturday, 13th December, at 12 noon. Burial afterwards in Coolshannagh Graveyard, Monaghan. Resting at the home of her son Nigel and […]
Today’s weather forecast – Friday, December 12
Patchy hill mist and fog could be slow to clear this morning. The rest of the day will see plenty of wintry sunshine and just the odd patch of cloud. Turning windy again by the afternoon.
Fermanagh man uncovers 300 local lives lost in Crimea
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WHEN Mervyn Hall first volunteered at the Inniskillings Museum in 2020, he didn’t expect that a casual walk through Enniskillen would change the next five years of his life. Asked by the curator of Inniskillings Museum to keep an eye out for traces of the town’s rich military past, he stepped into St Macartin’s Cathedral […]
Cllr Stephen graduates as new firefighter
TRILLICK man Stephen McCann was one of 18 new full-time firefighters to officially graduate from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Learning and Development College. Mr McCann, a local representative on Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, completed an intensive 18-week training course at the new state-of-the-art college, which opened in May. The new cohort […]
Minister to add £1.5m to tackle road safety
By Callum McGuigan THE INFRASTRUCTURE Minister has announced a further £1.5m for road safety programmes while on a school visit in Fermanagh. Minister Liz Kimmins was welcomed to Erne Integrated College last week to talk with students about road safety. The Minister said, “Too many families, friends and communities are devastated by serious and fatal road traffic […]
Major upgrade confirmed for Brewster Park
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THE home of Fermanagh GAA is set for an almost half-a-million pound upgrade, it has been confirmed. In his address to the County Convention at the South West College on Monday night, Fermanagh’s Safety and Facilities Committee chairman, Sean Donnelly, revealed the latest plans for Brewster Park. Estimated to cost £420,000, all of the old […]
Chief executive of Western Trust to retire
THE chief executive of the Western Trust is retiring, it was announced today. Neil Guckian has held the top post in the Trust, which manages health services in Derry, Tyrone and Fermanagh, since July 2021. As Chief Executive he led the Trust through a period marked by unprecedented challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, financial and […]
Fermanagh choir set to work its magic this Christmas
‘TIS the season for charity and giving, and once again this year Fermanagh’s very own Caritas choir is leading the way with its seasonal spirit. The fundraising choir is not only set to bring festive cheer to the community this December with two special Christmas concerts, it will once again be supporting worthy causes while doing […]
Mulitple drug detections over the weekend in Fermanagh
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By Callum McGuigan FERMANAGH residents have raised concerns over the amount of drug seizures in the district, following a number of recent seizures of Class A and B substances. On Sunday evening police arrested a man for alleged road traffic offences in Tempo and had a warrant to search his house. Found inside was a quantity […]