BROADBAND infrastructure in the Fermanagh and Omagh area is set to get a boost but the £1.5 million funding pledge to improving services has been blasted as ‘nowhere near the investment required.’ £1.5 million funding has been awarded to the Council to deliver full fibre broadband to a number of public sector sites within the district. […]
Residents’ fears after spate of burglaries
“I would advise all people of the Erne East area to be vigilant to further burglaries.”
Friends’ high speed road trip ended in fatal collision
THE trial has opened of a man accused of multiple charges relating to a fatal road traffic accident near Newtownbutler just over two years ago in which an elderly man was killed. Kieran Smith (24) from Lisbree, Cootehill, Co Cavan, is accused of aiding and abetting his friend to cause death by driving dangerously, without […]
Man accused of ‘threatening to throw partner in Lough’
A NEWTOWNBUTLER man alleged to have assaulted his partner a number of times over the course of a week also threatened to “throw her in the lough”, a court has heard. Killian Lee McMackin (31), of Mill Hill Road, Newtownbutler, is charged with four counts of unlawfully assaulting the woman on dates between January 31 […]
Family’s mouse house nightmare
A YOUNG family who have been plagued by a mouse infestation since last autumn have pleaded with the Housing Executive to do something to end their nightmare. The mother has told the Herald when the family moved into the home they found it was in a state of disrepair. Soon after they began having furry […]
Primary school in line for massive million-pound revamp
THERE were celebrations at the Newtownbutler school on Monday morning after word came through a local primary was one of only a handful of schools to be selected for major funding. St Mary’s Primary School has secured funding for a major extension project that will include several new classrooms and a new library. This will […]
Residents on alert as crime gang linked to break-ins
FRESH calls for vigilance have been issued following a crime spree which has swept across the county in recent weeks. Over the weekend the PSNI issued a number of appeals for information after several crimes took place. PSNI in Lisnaskea issued an appeal for information following a burglary at an unoccupied property in the Pubble […]
Bulls killed as lorry overturns on border road
THREE bulls have been killed in an accident involving a lorry which went off the road on a border road near Clones. During the early hours of Friday morning, an articulated lorry with 42 bulls onboard overturned on the main N54 Cavan to Clones road outside Newtownbutler. Assisted by a local vet, emergency crews used […]
TEENAGER is Killed in latest tragedy
THE Lisnaskea community has been plunged into mourning following the tragic death of 18 year old Pearse McElroy. The three vehicle collision which claimed the young man’s life occurred just after 10pm on Monday night (1 October). Police, ambulance and fire crews attended the scene on the Moorlough Road between Lisnaskea and Newtownbutler. A woman […]
McPhillips hints at a return to political stage
After over 30 years in the business, forme MLA Richie McPhillips has called time on his insurance company in Newtownbutler.