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 […]
Eamonn unfazed by island adventure
Eamonn has decided to do his bit by living on an unoccupied island on Lower Lough Erne on his own for a whole week, starting this Sunday.
Tributes paid to ‘tireless champion of the poor’
Monea man first started fundraising around 30 years ago
Neven cooks up a storm to help rebuild churches
The celebrity chef is helping raise funds for vital church repairs in the Fermanagh parish.
Stone mason Michael puts Fermanagh on the map
Monea man honoured to contribute to 32-county monument
Fermanagh generosity overwhelms African volunteers
Orla McGrade and Mary Slevin are among a group of ten Fermanagh people to travel to Capetown later this year.
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 […]
BT slated as Fermanagh homes left without phone service
Already forced to contend with having little or no mobile phone signal, people in the Springfield and Monea area have had to cope without the BT phone line and internet service being cut off.