Debate and discussion at Fermanagh People’s Assembly


OVER 200 people turned out to the Westville Hotel in Enniskillen on Thursday night for the Fermanagh People’s Assembly which was aiming to discuss the ‘bread and butter issues of a new Ireland’. Organised by Sinn Féin’s ‘Commission on the Future of Ireland Committee’, a Fermanagh-led panel discussed a diverse range of issues including education, health […]

‘Bullying and blackmail won’t work’ says Foster


FORMER First Minister Arlene Foster has maintained that another way forward is needed than ‘bullying and blackmail’ tactics by the UK Government. Speaking in the House of Lords, the ex-DUP leader was referring to Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris who has offered Northern Ireland parties a £3.3 billion deal to stabilise finances in the region, including £600 million to settle […]

Baldwin blasts CCCC’s proposal


‘IT’S absolutely ludicrous’ is how Erne hurling manager Joe Baldwin reacted to the proposal by the GAA’s Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) to potentially exclude Fermanagh from the Allianz Hurling League and top-tier competitions from 2025. Next month, CCCC delegates from across the country will meet to vote on whether counties with less than five adult hurling […]

Local protesters show support for Palestine


FERMANAGH people joined thousands that gathered at rallies in Dublin, Cork, and Belfast at the weekend to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Pro-Palestine campaigner, John Hurson, and former local Independent Councillor, Eamon Keenan, were the speakers at the Palestine solidarity protest at the Diamond in Enniskillen on Saturday. “In the year 2023, we are watching a […]

Jessica-Elise is representing Fermanagh at Stormont


A BUDDING MLA for the future has encouraged Fermanagh’s young people to get involved in the Northern Ireland Youth Assembly. Jessica-Elise McArdle, 16, who is from Irvinestown and attends Omagh Academy, has spent the last two years representing the youth of Fermanagh & South Tyrone at Stormont. Applications are open to become an NI Youth […]