THERE have been calls for a Puffin crossing to be built on the stretch of road where Elaine McGarrity lost her life on New Year’s Eve. The 54-year-old mother died after she was struck by a pick-up truck on the Brownhill Link Road in Irvinestown on December 31st. There has now been a request for […]
Irvinestown Primary is to benefit from new investment
Irvinestown Primary School is to benefit from new government investment. The announcement came on Tuesday, just days after the restoration of devolved government. The school is one of 12 primary schools five post-primary schools and one special school set to benefit from an estimated capital investment of £45 million. Capital schemes across the North are […]
Oil burners stolen in latest incidents over weekend
AS the year drew to a close reports of crime continued to be at the fore. Most recently, a wave of crime swept over the Irvinestown area. Police are now investigating a number of incidents, including burglary, in the area which occurred over the last few days. On Christmas Eve Police issued a witness appeal […]
Dirty nappies found at latest dumping site
YET MORE potentially hazardous waste has been found at another Fermanagh beauty spot, this time at Castle Archdale’s Millennium Forest. Back in October asbestos was identified at an illegal dumping spot in Spring Grove forest near Roslea. Now, more dumping has been discovered just off the main Enniskillen to Kesh Road, just past Lisnarick. The […]
Elderly woman left shaken after home ransacked
Police are appealing to the public for information in relation to a male they may have seen acting suspiciously in the area of Brownhill Fold.
Shoebox mum Fiona is bound for the Baltic!
AN Irvinestown mother is spreading Christmas cheer this year as she jets off to Latvia on Friday to deliver shoe boxes to less fortunate kids. Fiona Harvey, along with her friend Niamh Taggart will join a team from Drop Inn Castlederg to distribute the donated shoe boxes. Speaking about what motivated her to get involved […]
Claire transforms life with huge weight loss
Claire Carleton transformed her life by losing 4 stone 7.5lbs before falling pregnant with her son. Now she is using her success to help others achieve their weight loss goals. The local woman remained at Slimming World throughout her pregnancy and has just over a stone to lose in order to reach her target […]
Long wait..Mother finally has son’s remains re-interred
A MOTHER who re-interred her son alongside family in Irvinestown has spoken of her belief that her son “was just waiting patiently, biding his time until he was moved to Irvinestown to be among his kith and kin”. Sixteen years on from the death of her son, Veronica McCarron, after considerable time secured permissions to […]
ATM restored after robbery at filling station
AN Irvinestown shop which was targeted by ATM thieves in a dramatic late night attack has reinstated it’s ATM. The ATM at McAleer’s Spar on the Dromore Road was ripped from its wall with a digger in March, but determined not to let the criminals behind the theft disrupt the shop, the ATM has been […]