Call for urgent meeting on GP crisis


THE LOCAL Council is to seek a special meeting with the Department of Health’s Strategic Planning and Performance Group (SPPG) in relation to the growing crisis in unfilled GP rotas in the local area. The councillors made the call after it emerged that the Dromore, Trillick and Fintona areas had no GP cover on Friday May 3, […]


Tyrone club success for Fermanagh managers


FINTONA Pearses, managed by Derrygonnelly’s Martin Greene, are now preparing for a crunch clash against Monaghan’s Blackhill in the Ulster Junior Club Championship Semi-Final in two weeks’ time. It’s been a successful season for Derrygonnelly duo Greene and Kevin Cassidy in their first year in charge, after they guided the Pearses to the Tyrone Junior Championship […]


Fintona’s Florence geared for TV show Glór Tíre


THE memory of her late husband has inspired Fintona’s Florence Given as she aims for Glór Tíre glory. The latest series of the TG4 talent show is currently ongoing, with Fermanagh’s Billy Mac y also competing for the coveted title. The Fintona singer’s family is steeped in Country music and she is keen to put […]


Pogba supports man who lost limb in accident


MANCHESTER United’s Paul Pogba has taken to Twitter to tell a Fintona man who recently lost a lower limb in an accident “Be strong. We all need you”. When Richard Clarke lost a lower limb following a work-related accident his family contacted Manchester United asking for a message of support. The club’s star midfielder, Pogba, […]


Masked raider targets ATM van in broad daylight


A MAN wearing a Halloween mask and brandishing a suspected firearm robbed a cash-in-transit van on Saturday in broad daylight.  A car linked to the robbery was left on fire a couple of miles from Trillick. The incident happened just before 1pm near the Supervalu store in Fintona which faces on to one of the […]


Mark McCarey

Muck truck tribute to comic ‘legend’


SO dreams really do come true! Comedian Mark McCarney is on cloud nine after Enniskillen’s famous Muck Truck takeaway van has announced the introduction of their tribute to him – ‘The Mucky McCarney.’ Last week, the Herald reported that one of the Fintona’s mans dreams is to have a burger from the Muck Truck named […]