Enniskillen’s Rhys Owens is set to make his professional boxing debut on October 18 at the Aura Leisure Complex in Letterkenny. The card, Rumble in the Hills: Rising Stars, is promoted by Jason Quigley, former world middleweight title challenger, under Sheer Sports Management, in association with Donegal County Council, and will be streamed live on TrillerTV. […]
Carrybridge RNLI responds to 3 rescues in 8 hours
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Carrybridge RNLI was tasked to three separate rescues within an eight hour period recently. At 12.40pm on Thursday 11 September, Carrybridge RNLI’s inshore lifeboat, Douglas Euan & Kay Richards was launched at the request of Belfast Coastguard, to assess a 10 metre vessel with two people on board, reported to be grounded approx. 1 mile […]
Cruel romance scam robs Enniskillen woman of £40k
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A RUTHLESS romance scammer has conned more than £40,000 from an Enniskillen woman in a case police warn could happen to anyone. Police say the woman first made contact with the fraudster online and began communicating via social media. Over time, what she believed to be a genuine relationship developed. The scammer then persuaded her […]
Today’s death notices for Co Fermanagh
REYNOLDS September 15th 2025 Peacefully in the South West Acute Hospital. WILLIAM MORTON 342 Belturbet Road, Derrylin, Co. Fermanagh. Dearly beloved brother of Muriel, Mina, Ethel and the late Louie, Joe, Dessie and Roy HOUSE PRIVATE PLEASE Funeral leaving his home on Wednesday at 1.30pm for service in The Parish Church Derrylin, At 2pm approx. […]
Today’s weather forecast for Co Fermanagh
Today will be a less windy day, with any lingering rain soon clearing to the north-east, leaving sunny spells. Towards the evening, cloud will move in from the south-west, followed by further rain.
Western Trust condemns racist abuse of health staff
The Western Trust has expressed its dismay after learning that some of its healthcare professionals have been subjected to racist abuse both inside and outside hospital settings. In a statement released on Thursday, chief executive Neil Guckian strongly condemned the behaviour. “We are disheartened to learn of the abuse some of our colleagues have been […]
New stone to mark 150 years of St Michael’s
The Bishop of Clogher will bless a commemorative stone which is being erected at St Michael’s Parish Church to mark 150 years since the new church building was opened in the town. A large crowd is expected to turn out to the Catholic Church in Enniskillen on Sunday, September 28, on what is the Feast of […]
Aisling Centre shares a message of hope
Kindness and open communication can have a huge impact in helping someone who is considering suicide, according to local experts on this sensitive yet pervasive subject. Based in Enniskillen, the Aisling Centre is a local mental health service offering free, confidential, and professional counselling and psychotherapy services to those living in Fermanagh. Speaking to the ‘Herald on […]
Fireworks would cost Council £60k
The local Council has said hosting a ten-minute Halloween fireworks displays in Omagh and Enniskillen this year would cost £60,000 in total. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council last staged fireworks displays in the towns in 2019, at an overall cost of £41,000. Earlier this year, the council was asked to look at the potential of reinstating […]
Much-loved Charlie was ‘taken too soon’
Tributes have been paid from across the county to Charles Dunleavy, who was remembered as a “decent caring man” and as a “gentle soul” after he passed away following a tragic accident. Formerly of Blunnick Road in Florencecourt, Mr Dunleavy, a popular resident, passed away suddenly at the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen on […]