Irvinestown fire crew responds to Omagh house blaze


FIREFIGHTERS from Irvinestown were last night sent to help tackle a blaze at an historic building in Omagh. A local fire crew took part in the major operation after a suspected arson attack on the derelict Crevenagh House. Investigations are continuing today into the cause of the blaze, but police believe it was started deliberately. […]

Plans to turn former restaurant into funeral home
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PLANNING permission is being sought to transform a former restaurant in Irvinestown into a funeral home. The Woodhill Hunting Lodge, which is located on the Enniskillen Road, has been closed for several years. The owner of the building, local undertaker Marcus Madill, has lodged a planning application with Fermanagh and Omagh District Council to turn […]

Irvinestown seen as key area for ‘Celtic Curse’ disease


RESIDENTS in the Irvinestown area are being urged to get tested for a wide-spread but often undiagnosed hereditary disease, branded the ‘Celtic Curse’. Haemochromatosis UK is offering free genetic screening for the condition in various areas across the North, beginning next week, including some here in Fermanagh. Those living in selected postcode areas of Irvinestown will be contacted in the […]

Irvinestown student receives scholarship award
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A FERMANAGH student is among three from the South West College to be awarded prestigious Community Scholarships, worth a combined total of £31,200, to cover full-time tuition fees for all three years of their study. The scholarships awarded to Danielle Denley, from Irvinestown, and Connor McCusker and Luke Mimnagh, both from Omagh, form part of SWC’s ongoing commitment to […]

Picture perfect night for Irvinestown schoolgirl


IT WAS lights, camera, action for eight-year-old Mabel Hetherington last week, whose love of photography has earned her a top prize in the Down’s Syndrome Association’s ‘My Perspective Awards’ 2025. The Irvinestown Primary School pupil travelled to London last Thursday to collect the People’s Choice Award in the child category, which was voted for by members […]

Funding advice event to be held in Irvinestown


AN event is being organised to advise community groups in Fermanagh on how they can secure funding for new projects. The Funding and Advice Fair will be held at The Bawnacre centre in Irvinestown on Monday, January 19, 2026. The event, which will run from 4p, to 7pm, will provide information about available funding, how […]

Largo Elis wants Irvinestown to embrace Ulster campaign
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ULSTER IFC QUARTER-FINAL IRVINESTOWN joint-captain Josh Largo Elis says the “belief in the group is huge” as they prepare to kick-off their Ulster Intermediate Championship campaign on Saturday evening in Kingspan Breffni Park. The St Molaise men head to Cavan to take on Cuchulainn weeks after they won the intermediate title, ending their 10-year wait […]