A RECENT trip to China that saw three top local council officials visit the city of Huangshi cost over £5,000, it has been revealed. At the end of October, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council chair Cllr Barry McElduff, vice-chair Cllr Shirley Hawkes, and chief executive Alison McCullagh spent four-and-a-half days in China in a bid […]
Fermanagh siblings star at Irish Nationals
THE Lannon siblings, Jamie and Ellie, both excelled at the Irish Winter Short Course Nationals, their first senior competition of the year, when they lit up the pool at Craigavon. From Enniskillen, but representing Lurgan Swim Club, the duo competed against some of the fastest senior athletes from Ireland during the meet. Following a busy week […]
Safety works finally get started on road in Fermanagh
SAFETY upgrade works have got underway on the Derrylin Road, following renewed calls for urgent attention to the busy route. Earlier this month Michal Lisiecki (42) and Adam Telus (25) died following a crash between a Ford Kuga and a bus on the road. While invsetigations are continuing and the cause of that collision is not […]
Erne Boxing Club packing a punch but in need of support
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AFTER 18 years at the heart of sport in Fermanagh and with over 60 Ulster titles to its name, the Erne Boxing Club continues to punch well above its weight. Much of its recent popularity and acclaim has been down to the success of local pro, Rhys Owens, who has become the first professional boxer […]
Armstrong to compete in World Rally Championship 2026
FERMANAGH driver Jon Armstrong has been confirmed as one of the M-Sport drivers for next year’s World Rally Championship. The Kesh man, who is a two-time Junior WRC runner-up, will represent M-Sport in the campaign, with Shane Byrne as his co-driver. It comes after Armstrong was named the driver of the year on FIAERC.com after […]
Dolan braced for Ally Pally return
HE may be a 500/1 shot to get his hands on the Sid Waddell Trophy, but Brendan Dolan feels that he has enough experience and talent to make his mark at the PDC World Darts Championship. When the ‘History Maker’ walks onto the Alexandra Palace stage on Monday (December 15), he’ll be making his 17th […]
Brookeborough ladies GAA club marks 25 years
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A special celebration was held recently to recognise 25 years of ladies GAA in Brookeborough which has been ‘at the heart of the club’ and the community for a quarter of a century. Past and present members of Brookeborough Heber MacMahon’s ladies GAA teams turned out to the Townhall in Enniskillen for the Fermanagh and […]
Kids and pets flock to festive Santa Paws fundraiser
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Families, dog lovers and festive shoppers gathered at the weekend for a heart-warming Santa Paws Craft Fayre, complete with Santa visits for both children and their four-legged friends. The event brought a lively mix of Christmas cheer and community spirit, all in support of two local animal charities, The Hullabaloo Sanctuary and Husky Salvation. Owner of […]
Concern as cocaine found in waters of Lough Erne
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Cocaine and by-products of Class A drugs have been found ‘quite strongly’ in Lough Erne and across some of the major lakes in the North. The concerning news was recently revealed on ‘The States of Us’ podcast on BBC NI, with scientists carrying out almost 140 different water samples from various waterways across the North. […]
Fermanagh man uncovers 300 local lives lost in Crimea
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WHEN Mervyn Hall first volunteered at the Inniskillings Museum in 2020, he didn’t expect that a casual walk through Enniskillen would change the next five years of his life. Asked by the curator of Inniskillings Museum to keep an eye out for traces of the town’s rich military past, he stepped into St Macartin’s Cathedral […]