Golf tournament to bring £1m into Fermanagh economy
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A PRESTIGIOUS golf tournament has teed off at the Lough Erne Resort this week, bringing a much-welcomed injection of £1 million to the local economy. The Champion of Champions Junior Golf Tournament, which will take place at the award-winning venue from began on Monday (July 29) and will run until tomorrow (July 31). The tournament comes […]

Back-to-school costs push Fermanagh families into debt
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FAMILIES across Fermanagh and the North are facing mounting financial pressures as back-to-school expenses continue to spiral, according to new research from the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU). The study, conducted by i-Reach in June 2025 with responses from 544 parents, found that nearly seven in ten (68 percent) view the cost of sending […]

Derrygonnelly to host Royal Black parade


DERRYGONNELLY will play host to Fermanagh’s annual Royal Black Institution commemoration on Saturday, August 2, marking the first time the village has held the event since 1973. The large-scale gathering will see around 30 bands and preceptories from across the region commemorate the historic Battle of Newtownbutler (1689). Sir Knights from Fermanagh will be joined […]

Fermanagh mourns Venerable Cecil Pringle
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The death has taken place of the Venerable Cecil Pringle, former Archdeacon of Clogher, who conducted his last service as a parish rector after 52 years of ministry in 2018. At the time of his retirement at Drumkeeran Parish Church, Tubrid, part of the parish grouping of Drumkeeran, Muckross and Templecarne, he was the longest […]

Fermanagh’s stark record on violence against women
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As the communities of Maguires-bridge and Ennis mourn the devastating loss of Vanessa Whyte and her children, attention is turning to a disturbing reality: Fermanagh has one of the highest rates of domestic homicide in Northern Ireland – despite having the smallest population. Vanessa Whyte (45), her 13-year-old daughter Sara and 14-year-old son James were […]

Seanie shines at Croke Park in final showcase
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A talented young GAA player from Fermanagh made his mark on one of the biggest stages in Irish sport on Sunday, delivering a standout performance during the All-Ireland Final half-time exhibition at Croke Park. Seanie Gallagher, a pupil at Enniskillen Integrated Primary School, was one of 42 children selected from across the country to take […]

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 […]

Sadness following death of Caimín Meehan
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The late Caimín Meehan has been remembered as a “lovely young man” as the Enniskillen community mourns the sudden and unexpected passing of the well-known and much-loved father-of-three. Formerly of Coleshill in Enniskillen, Mr Meehan passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday. The community across Fermanagh was left saddened following the death, with a wave of tributes […]