LOCAL councillors have expressed their warm wishes to King Charles following his cancer diagnosis, as well as to all those in the local area going through the same journey. At the February meeting of Fermanagh and Omagh Council, Victor Warrington said, “On behalf of our party grouping I wish to offer our heartfelt wishes to His […]
Enniskillen man named ‘engineer of the year’
A TALENTED Enniskillen man has been named Openreach’s ‘Engineer of the Year 2023’ at a glittering awards ceremony held in London, achieving the highest place out of all engineers across the UK for this accolade. Darrell McVitty, who now resides in Aghyaran, has been an Openreach engineer for five years, and he has helped to build, manage and maintain the […]
Erne boss wary of ‘unknown’ London
FERMANAGH ladies manager James Daly is warning his players to be wary of this Saturday’s ‘tricky fixture’ when they take on London in Donagh (1pm) in the second round of the All-Ireland group stages. “They’re (London) an unknown entity,” anticipated the Erne boss, ahead of his side’s showdown. “We’ve been watching their videos and we do […]
Lisnaskea letter turns up 60 years after it was posted
DOCUMENTS from the 1960s relating to a Lisnaskea lady turned up on a London doorstep in recent days. A brown envelope with the date stamp 3 March 1960 appeared on Irish man, Ken Kavanagh’s doorstep following a windy night last week. In the envelope was a great deal of information relating to a Ms Rose […]
Gleeson confident of final spot for new model Fermanagh
A win over a hotly tipped London on Sunday will put Fermanagh into a third all-Ireland final in eight years.
Newtownbutler firm wins top London GAA contract
Prunty Contracts wins part of Ruslip GAA contract worth over £4 million
Portora youth dominate at Erne Head
The 59th Erne Head of the River took place on Saturday past, as Portora Boat Club dominated the junior ranks.
Brigid (104) born before the Titanic was launched
TODAY, Wednesday and this week-end, the McCormack home in Derrylin will reverberate to the excited greetings of countless grandchildren and great gran
Locally based artist’s work on display in London
A work by Fermanagh based artist Rita Duffy is among works to be included in the first major exhibition of Irish Art to be held in London for over 30 years. The Art of a Nation exhibition opens at the Mall Galleries in London on May 13th and closes on May 31st. Duffy’s “The Geansaí’’ […]
Gildernew warns Orange Order getting the vote out for Elliott
MICHELLE GILDERNEW is warning voters that every last vote counts and claims the turnout within unionism will be higher in this year’s general election because, she claims, the Orange Order is playing a key role in mobilising support for her main rival, the UUP’s Tom Elliott.