Record year for local credit union with £9m in savings


IRVINESTOWN Credit Union gave out almost £3 million in local loans last year, and have seen a jump in its members’ savings to almost £9 million.  The town’s credit union recently held its AGM and were it was announced 2018 had been a year of growth.  Membership of the branch, which also provides the service […]

Fermanagh’s only hockey club forced to move to Tyrone


THE only hockey club in the county, has been forced to move its training sessions and matches out of the county as the council pitch the team had previously used has become unfit for purpose.  The decision taken by Enniskillen Ladies Hockey club earlier this year was not made lightly. The pitch at the Bawnacre […]

Longer library hours boon for local people


INTERNET accessibility has long been an issue for those living in rural Fermanagh and it’s patchy coverage is an ongoing cause of frustration for many.  In a bid to tackle the problem Libraries NI have launched a pilot scheme giving those living in rural Fermanagh the opportunity to access Wi-Fi and computer facilities out of […]

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Animals burned to death in arson attack on farm


  THREE animals have been killed and machinery destroyed in an arson attack at a farm in Irvinestown.  The blaze is believed to have broken out around 10.30pm on 26 September at a farm on the Killsmullen Road in Tedd. A cow and two calves were inside the closed shed when it was deliberately set […]

Irvinestown Healthy Living Centre awarded £364,000


THE Arc Healthy Living Centre in Irvinestown has been awarded £364,000 after winning the contract for the Enniskillen / West Fermanagh area following a competitive tendering exercise. This health and well-being hub will work on a cross border basis, facilitating people to improve their health and well-being in areas such as physical activity, mental health, […]

Duffy raring to go after lengthy lay off


2018 hasn’t been a particularly memorable year for fleet-footed Irvinestown forward James Duffy. He has spent more or less a full season kick his heels due to injury and it is only over the past six weeks that he has finally got game-time. “It would be fair to say that at this stage I’m still […]

Artificial lake will be centrepiece of holiday village


THE DEVELOPMENT of the Necarne into a new holiday village will see a new lake being dug on the historic estate, and it may also see the castle itself turned into a nursing home. In recent months it has emerged it could take years for the historic estate outside Irvinestown to be developed. Now a […]