THE GARDA Commissioner has met with the family of young Fermanagh woman Kelly Marie Lynch, and has ordered a review of the investigation into the 23-year-old’s death. The local community was left stunned after the body of the popular Lisnaskea woman was found in the Ulster Canal in Monaghan on St Patrick’s Day this year. On […]
Man airlifted to hospital after Ballyconnell incident
A MAN, believed to be aged in his 20s, has been airlifted to hospital following an incident at a business premises in Ballyconnell. Earlier this evening, Northern Sound reported that Gardai and the emergency services were called to the premises following an incident which occurred around 5.30pm.
BREAKING: Gardaí search Quinn home
A Garda search is believed to be currently underway at the home of Sean Quinn just off the Ballyconnell road in Co. Cavan. Patrol cars and unmarked Garda cars have been seen at the house with gates to the property closed.
Woman in her 50s dies following single-vehicle collision
A WOMAN in her 50s has died after the car in which she was a passenger was involved in a single-vehicle collision in Co Monaghan early on Monday morning. The collision on the Roslea Road out of Clones, Co. Monaghan, occurred at approximately 5am and emergency services are currently at the scene. Two men in […]
Cross border fines only for clearly breaching rules
ANYONE stopped crossing the border will only receive one of the new Garda fines if they are in clear breach of Covid restrictions, the local community has been assured. As of Monday this week, Garda officers operating Covid checkpoints have been given the power to fine people €100 fine for non-essential travel. The fine applies […]
Garda checkpoints go up as Donegal goes into lockdown
WITHIN hours of the Donegal being ‘locked down’ again at the weekend, Garda checkpoints went up at various crossings from Fermanagh into the county. After it was announced Donegal was to be moved to Level 3 of the south’s Covid restrictions system last Thursday night, An Garda Siochana announced on Friday it was resuming ‘Operation […]
Crack garda unit to stay on Fermanagh border
THE ARMED response that was deployed temporarily along the Fermanagh border last year is to be expanded and made permanent. Last September Garda Commissioner Drew Harris announced the an armed support unit (ASU) was to begin patrolling the border in Cavan and Monaghan. The unit was made up of up to 20 gardai from other […]
Police say no evidence of ‘dogcatchers’ on the prowl
THE CONTINUING reports of suspicious activity in regard to pets here has seen local Police appeal to the general public to report anything suspicious. This week in the Brookeborough area a report of alleged suspicious activity was shared on social media along with images of a silver van, a man at a gate and a […]
HUMAN REMAINS FOUND IN CAR RECOVERED FROM LOUGH ERNE
Human remains have been found in a car recovered from Lough Corradilar, near Lisnaskea, during searches carried out for missing man Tony Lynch (54), the PSNI has confirmed. The father-of-four from Magheraveely mysteriously disappeared 18 years ago after he was last seen in Clones at around 6pm, Sunday 6 January 2002. No sight of either […]
BREAKTHROUGH IN MISSING MAN CASE
EIGHTEEN YEARS after his mysterious disappearance there has been a major breakthrough in the search for missing man Tony Lynch (54) after his vehicle was found submerged at the bottom of Lough Corradilar near Lisnaskea. The father-of-four from Magheraveely disappeared back in 2002, after he was last seen in Clones at around 6pm on Sunday […]