A FERMANAGH sex offender has been remanded in custody after breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) by making contact with the mother of a child he abused. Appearing before Omagh Magistrates Court was Emmett Rice (27), of Main Street, Maguiresbridge. Connecting the charges, a detective sergeant told the court that in 2022, Rice has […]
‘They have been in our minds’, says Lisbellaw manager
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ULSTER IHC FINAL THE memory of the much-loved Vanessa Whyte and her children James and Sara will be “in the minds” of the Lisbellaw players when they take to Clones on Sunday in the Ulster Intermediate Hurling Final. Earlier this year, the Lisbellaw and extended Fermanagh community was devastated when the three respected club members […]
Maguiresbridge School fashion show for Women’s Aid
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Maguiresbridge Primary School is set to hold a charity fashion show next month in support of Women’s Aid, amid recent concerns locally around violence against women. The event, organised by the school’s dedicated Parent Support Group (PSG), will take place at the Valley Hotel in Fivemiletown on Thursday November 6 at 7:00pm. Principal Ms Irvine […]
Maguiresbridge shooting victims laid to rest in Clare
Vanessa, and her children James and Sara, have been laid to rest in her native village of Barefield in Co Clare.
Vanessa, James and Sara’s funeral taking place in Clare
The service has been a celebration of the lives of the much-loved mother and her children, who died in Maguiresbridge last week.
Sporting fraternity unites in grief over tragedy
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Tributes have been paid from across the GAA community in Fermanagh, Clare and beyond following the tragic deaths of Vanessa Whyte and her children, James and Sara Rutledge. All three were remembered with a touching tribute at Croke Park during the All-Ireland football final on Sunday. Their photographs appeared on the stadium’s big screen as […]
Images of another day of heartbreak in Maguiresbridge
HUNDREDS of mourners turned out in Maguiresbridge today for a Service of Removal for Vanessa Whyte and her children James and Sara Rutledge. Local residents and workers lined the route to the Fermanagh village as the coffins of the beloved family made their way from Enniskillen to the service at St Mary’s Church. Forty-five-year-old Vanessa, […]
Maguiresbridge says goodbye to Vanessa, James and Sara
Hundreds have turned out in the Fermanagh village this morning for a Service of Removal for the much loved family.
Funeral plans for Maguiresbridge shooting victims
FUNERAL arrangements have been announced for the woman and her two children murdered in their Maguiresbridge home last week. Vanessa Whtye, 45, and her children, 14-year-old James Rutledge and 13-year-old Sara Rutledge, were shot and killed in their Drummeer Road home on July 23. A fourth person, Ian Rutledge, the children’s father, died yesterday from gunshot […]
Fourth person dies following Maguiresbridge shooting
Police have confirmed Ian Rutledge has died following the shooting tragedy in Maguiresbridge on Wednesday.