Fears grow over fewer Masses


‘People will walk away from the church’   OVER 400 people have signed a petition to reinstate weekly Mass in Botha parish after the services were cut due to the shortage of priests. Clogher Diocese recently introduced changes which means Mass is now celebrated on alternate Sundays in Church of the Sacred Heart, Boho and […]


Shock at sudden death of popular Monea woman


THE sudden death of Monea woman Mary Meehan has shocked the communities of Botha this week. On Saturday Mary and her husband Pat were attending a niece’s wedding in the Kilmore Hotel, Cavan, when she took ill. She was immediately rushed to Cavan General Hospital where she passed away on Monday, surrounded by her loving […]


EXCLUSIVE: Monea sculptor Michael Hoy carves Seamus Heaney headstone


The late Seamus Heaney’s headstone is all over the news, but not many know that it was carved by a Fermanagh man. Based in Monea, Michael Hoy, was commissioned by Heaney’s family to carve the poet’s headstone. When asked how he felt about the commission, he said, “I had to pinch myself.” Hoy who owns […]