THERE has been widespread outrage right across the county about the increase in cars being clamped over road tax and other issues. The DVLA clamp-down is aimed at car owners that haven’t got their cars properly taxed and over 30 vehicles have been clamped here since Sunday. Some of the vehicles clamped may have been […]
Parents advised against buying quads as presents
FERMANAGH parents have been urged to “put safety first” and give serious second thoughts to buying their children quads and other off-road vehicles this Christmas. With statistics in the South showing the three-out-of-four people killed on quads, scramblers and other similar vehicles were under 18 and the Garda have actively advised parents not to buy […]
National role for former St Michael’s president
A FERMANAGH priest has been promoted to a senior role within the Catholic Church in Ireland. It will be officially announced today (Wednesday) that Lisnaskea native Mgr Joseph McGuinness has been appointed to the post of executive secretary of the Irish Episcopal Conference. The new job will see Mgr McGuinness, who was Clogher diocesan secretary […]
Enniskillen -Seasonal Saturdays Event Information 2019
Sponsored Content by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council FERMANAGH and Omagh District Council has organised a programme of activities for Enniskillen/Omagh town centre over the festive season. Commenting on the festive events, Chair of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, Councillor Siobhán Currie, said: “Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is delighted to provide a programme of […]
Death of an islander and ‘a giant of a man’
ONE of Fermanagh’s most colourful characters has died peacefully in hospital after a short illness. John James Reihill from Derrylin Road, Lisnaskea, and formerly of Innishcorkish Island was 87 and was described as ‘a cornerstone for his family’, during the funeral Mass on Sunday. Fr Jimmy McPhillips told mourners they were laying to rest an […]
County’s illegal dumping problem ‘could be even worse’
ILLEGAL dumping, already a plague on Fermanagh’s border, could become even worse after Brexit, while the development of the Marble Arch Geopark could also be stunted. That’s according to Cavan County Council, which has been assessing the impact the UK’s departure from the EU could have on the border county. From the smuggling of fuel, […]
Fermanagh folk still the marrying kind!
LOVE is in the air in Fermanagh. According to a new study Fermanagh has the highest marriage rate in the North with fewer people choosing to cohabit than in other areas. Data from 2017 analysed by Belfast-based solicitors Mackenzie and Dorman has shown that Fermanagh had the highest marriage rate per head of the population, equating […]
£20M HOLE IN BUDGET BAD NEWS FOR SWAH
THERE are fresh fears for the future of services at SWAH after it was revealed the Western Trust has to find £20 million in savings by early next year. Once again the people of Fermanagh are gearing up for a battle against health cuts after it emerged the Western Trust has been told it urgently […]
Warning as social media posts linked to house break ins
PEOPLE HERE have been urged to take time to think about the content of social media holiday snaps before uploading. The warnings come after a recent survey claimed that over sharing online is putting homes at risk of burglary. The survey conducted by Origin outlines that those under 30 years old are the worst offenders. […]
Muck Truck legend can be the next big thing in stand-up
“IT’S not hard to find inspiration living down here, every corner you turn there’s someone or something that will make you laugh.” Comedian Mark McCarney is fast becoming a social media sensation, and Fermanagh has been getting a touch in his latest round of Facebook videos. Speaking to the Herald, the stand up comedian from […]