IT’S famous across the globe for its rich heritage of craftsmanship, and last weekend art and history rhymed in Belleek as the ‘Potter’s Bench’ was unveiled in the heart of the village. A public art project that was years in the making, Friday saw the community come together in the border town for the big […]
Western Trust success at NI Nurse of the Year Awards
Western Health and Social Care Trust celebrated incredible success at the RCN NI Awards 2024. Several local nurses won awards at the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year Awards 2024 held at the Culloden Hotel, Holywood recently. Melaine Stronge, from Clabby, Fivemiletown jointly won the Health Care Support Worker Award. Melaine […]
Covid cases plummet in Fermanagh, with hospital numbers down too
THERE is good news on the Covid front in Fermanagh this week, where case numbers have fallen significantly. The shrinking case numbers may be related to recent government advice to use lateral flow tests only, due to the high demand for PCR testing, with people required to self-report their positive test when using a lateral […]
Western Trust to run Dedicated Vaccination Clinics for Pregnant Women
First dose clinic will be open at the Lakeland Forum on August 24th from 1pm – 4pm, while the second dose will be available on October 19 at the SWAH. The Western Health and Social Care Trust (Western Trust) has announced it is to set up special arrangements to accommodate pregnant women and those who have […]
Local priest lobbying US Congress on United Ireland
A LOCAL priest who has been helping shape Irish American politics for decades is now using ‘people power’ to lobby the US Congress to support a united Ireland. Fr Sean McManus hails from the townland of Clonliff in Kinawley, but has been working in the US for almost 50 years. In February 1974 he founded […]
Fermanagh woman’s boyfriend creates ‘friendly’ Twitter storm
SINCE the widely anticipated ‘Friends’ reunion aired on our screens on Thursday night, memes of star Matt LeBlanc who played ‘Joey Tribbiani’ has spread like wildfire across social media Locals noticed that Matt LeBlanc, who appeared on the TV special, to be as fun and charming as his much loved character, resembled what could be […]
Talented O’Donnell family performs on RTE
THE O’DONNELL SIBLINGS from Roslea were the pride of Fermanagh this week after RTE producers discovered their talent for traditional music online. Aoife (15), twins Ciara and Olivia (12) along with their younger brother Aodhan (10) who are part of the Roslea Comhaltas branch were asked to perform on the set of Réalta agus […]
Maguiresbridge sisters’ nostalgic cycle for Cancer
Cycling the length and breadth of the county in a 300-mile fundraising challenge for Cancer Research UK
Charlie Lawson hints at soap secrets in upcoming autobiography
FERMANAGH actor Charlie Lawson has teased that he will be spilling at least some soap secrets from his time at Coronation Street in an upcoming book about his life. The Enniskillen man first shot to fame thanks to his iconic portrayal of the Manchester-based soap’s larger-than-life Jim McDonald. Now, Mr Lawson is planning a ‘tell all’ […]
Tragic road vitcim named
A male motorcyclist who sadly died following a road traffic collision just outside Fivemiletown yesterday evening was 21-year-old William Weir from the Maguiresbridge area. The collision, involving a black ZNEN motorbike and a silver-coloured Volkswagen Polo, was reported to police just after 6pm yesterday and occurred on the Belfast Road between Fivemiletown and Brookeborough. Police and […]