PORTORA Castle situated on the south bank of the River Erne along ‘the narrows’, fell at the hands of Portora school boys playing with home-made explosives in 1859. The castle guards a former crossing point where the river joins Lough Erne. Before the modern barrage was built it commanded a natural ford, a historic crossing […]
Golden swallows take flight in Enniskillen
CHILDREN around the world have grown up hearing Oscar Wilde’s famous fairytale of the statue of a prince that enlists the help of the swallows living at his feet to provide aid to the people of the town he overlooks. Wilde was inspired to write The Happy Prince during his time at Portora school in Enniskillen, where his dormitory […]
Schoolboy upskirt sentencing is adjourned
THE TEENAGER convicted of taking “upskirt” images of two teachers at an Enniskillen school yesterday appeared in court for the first time, only to have his sentencing adjourned. Timothy Boomer (18), from Lisnarick, was surrounded by an entourage of around 10 supporters and family when he attended Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Tuesday. District Judge Michael […]
New school welcomes 1,000 pupils
The new Enniskillen Royal Grammar School welcomed almost 1,000 students through their doors last week. The students at the newly formed school which merges Collegiate Grammar School and Portora Royal School have been adjusting to the changes in their school lives. The school is being run from the sites of the two former schools at […]
Enniskillen Royal opens its doors to almost 1000 pupils
New grammar to continue to use old schools’ sites
Top of the class: Fermanagh students celebrate results
Hundreds of local students received their AS and A Level results today
New principal looking to the future with confidence
Laughter and tears as the doors finally close at the Collegiate
Collegiate principal casts doubt on September date for merger
THE PRINCIPAL of the Collegiate Grammar School in Enniskillen, has suggested that the approved merger with Portora Royal School may not be in place by September of this year due to impending court proceedings.
Collegiate head ‘astonished’ at Stormont speaker’s decision
New speaker refuses further discussion on Collegiate and Portora