Halloween fireworks goes up in smoke


THIS year’s Halloween celebrations will not be going off with a bang after the Council cancelled Monday’s fireworks night. Finances and an ‘awareness of the cost of living crisis’ have been cited as factors for extinguishing the event’s fuse just days before it was set to take place. The last time Enniskillen’s skyline was lit […]

A ‘spooktacular’ time in store for Halloween


HALLOWEEN night is set to light up the sky and bring out all of Enniskillen’s ghosts and ghouls. The spooktacular occasion will see the Council lay on a grand fireworks display at the Broadmeadow with Omagh staging a similar event at the OASIS Plaza With both events starting at 6pm on Monday, October 31 – Halloween […]

Rossa’s turning into the next Alan Titchmarsh!


THREE year old Rossa McAloon from Kesh has grown his own pumpkins in preparation for the Halloween festivities. During the first lockdown, Rossa’s parents decided to start up their own vegetable patch and their son “become fascinated” with the idea of growing his own pumpkin. Rossa’s mother, Seana Tracey, feels that giving her son the […]

Having fun while helping children this Halloween


FERMANAGH families are being urged to come out and have some frightful fun this Halloween, all in support of the NSPCC and its work protecting local children. Organised by the Enniskillen branch of the national charity, the Spooky Halloween Treasure Hunt will take place on Saturday, October 30. Starting at the Lakeland Forum, the mystery adventure […]

Halloween festival set to be latest cancellation


TRICK OR TREAT could be cancelled in Fermanagh this year, as health officials warn that breaching Covid restrictions would not be a sensible move as positive cases continue to rise in the area.  The annual Halloween festival in Enniskillen is widely known for its extravagant firework display, attracting crowds from near and afar as they […]