FERMANAGH GAA will be making a “formal approach” to Croke Park to request that Leitrim’s scoring difference in Division Three is disregarded, after Saturday’s game was conceded. The Connacht side conceded their league match to the Erne men citing a lack of numbers. The Erne boss has said that they’ll be contacting Croke Park on […]
Cross-border roads – No wonder theirs are better!
While the budget for Fermanagh’s roads has been slashed in recent years, the money keeps coming for our neighbouring counties in the South.
Fermanagh acts to collab at Leitrim festival
COUNTRY star Derek Ryan and local folk band The Tumbling Paddies are getting ready for a special collaboration when they join forces at the hugely popular ‘Cowboys and Heroes’ festival. The festival, which is held at Drumcoura in Leitrim, is one of the biggest outdoor music events in Ireland and it’s set to kick off on May […]
Young man killed near Fermanagh border
The accident happened between Kinlough and Garrison this morning.
Met Office warns of heavy rain in store for Fermanagh
Met Office has warned of heavy rain that is due to hit Fermanagh tonight (Monday 26). “A cloudy evening with outbreaks of rain soon spreading northeast, the rain heaviest and most persistent across southern counties. Strengthening southerly winds, risk of east coast gales,” said a spokesperson from Met Office. It sets to slightly improve as […]
Fermanagh public urged to have its say on fracking
A public consultation on the future of the future of fracking in Fermanagh is due to close next week.
Cross-border support for A4 road upgrade
A LEITRIM County Councillor is pushing to reform an inter-county lobby group to help upgrade the A4 from Belcoo to Enniskillen. Fine Gael Councillor for Manorhamilton, Seán McDermott, is putting a motion to Leitrim County Council to bring back the ‘N16/A4 Cross-County Lobby Group’, which includes Fermanagh, Cavan, Leitrim and Sligo. It was first set up in […]
Fermanagh punters urged to check lotto tickets
Last night’s winning ticket was sold just across the border in Leitrim.
Kerr names his Fermanagh & Western select squad
THE Fermanagh and Western representative squad for Saturday’s game against Sligo/Leitrim District League has been named. Manager, Michael Kerr, has named a formidable 18 man squad that includes Player of the Year Ryan Campbell, Mulhern Cup winning captain Jason Keenan and Tummery Athletic league winning player-manager, Ryan Hanna. On Monday night, the Fermanagh and Western side played Monaghan […]
Pressure on Fermanagh to invest in greenway
THE PRESSURE is on Fermanagh to progress its end of a cross-border greenway project after the Irish government released funds for the southern side of the project, which will come right up to our county border. As recently reported by the Herald, the creation of the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties (SLNCR) Greenway project would […]