Police investigating Lisnaskea assault


POLICE are investigating the report of a man having been assaulted in the Main Street area of Lisnasksea on yesterday evening. It was reported to police at around 5.20pm that a man had assaulted another man before leaving the area. Enquiries are ongoing and police would appeal to anyone with any information in relation to […]


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Lisnaskea blaze believed to be “deliberate”


FIREFIGHTERS were rushed out to attend to a blaze in Lisnaskea yesterday. Both the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) and the police were called to the scene in the Drumhaw Fold area at 1.15pm on Wednesday, April 26. Two crews each from the Lisnaskea and Enniskillen fire stations put the fire out with […]


Dying man slams Housing Executive in heating row


A LISNASKEA man who has two years left to live has accused the Housing Executive of waiting for him to die rather than replace his heating. Michael McCaffrey has Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) with the condition so advanced that he is expected to die within the next 24 months. He moved into a Housing […]


Lisnaskea woman punches her way to happiness


A LOCAL woman has landed a haymaker on her doubts and plans to go the distance healthwise thanks to boxing. Two years ago Hannah Spokes from Lisnaskea ruptured two discs in her back while working as a nurse at the A&E Department of Cavan General Hospital. She suddenly hit a downward spiral due to her […]


New Lisnaskea health centre won’t be open until 2026


THERE are concerns the new Lisnaskea health centre could be “out of date by the time it gets built”, due to the long delay in the project being started. In a letter to the local Council last week permanent secretary at the Department of Health, Peter May, said the new £20 million 3,500sq metre centre, […]


New contractor to take over Maple Healthcare


NEWS a contractor has been found to take over the running of Maple Healthcare in Lisnaskea has been cautiously welcomed locally, with hopes high it could mark the beginning of new era for the huge practice. However, it has been noted that many questions remain to be answered regarding what the new management will mean for […]