NORTHERN Ireland rental prices increased by 10.1 per cent in the year to January 2024 official figures show, but that’s nothing compared to the rise in property prices in Fermanagh. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the average private rents in Northern Ireland increased by 10.1 per cent in the 12 months to January, the highest annual […]
Fermanagh man buys The Linen Green for £4 million
A FERMANAGH man has agreed a multi-million pound deal to buy Moygashel-based The Linen Green. The 122,266 square feet area consists of around 30 retailers, businesses and coffee shops and it’s a popular stop-off for keen shoppers and tourists to the North. Enniskillen businessman David Mahon of David Mahon Properties has purchased The Linen Green […]
Work continues at Unipork site in Fermanagh
WORK is continuing at pace on the exciting new shopping and leisure development at the site of the old Unipork factory in Enniskillen. SDS Design engineers have released photographs of the quick progress of the new Lakelands Retail and Leisure Park. The retail development will bring popular shopping brands to the town such as the popular Home Bargains, The […]
Excitement at plans for new development in Fermanagh
EXCITING plans are in store for Derrygonnelly, with a potential multi-million pound development of Lough Navar Forest in the works. Stretching over 2,600 hectares and running up through the renowned Magho cliffs, Lough Navar Forest is a popular tourist attraction with its many walks a popular stop-off to the county. The Cuilcagh Lakelands UNESCO Global Geopark […]
Huge demand for new homes in Fermanagh
FERMANAGH estate agents have said they’re experiencing ‘very high levels of demand’ for houses from first-time buyers. Fermanagh estate agent, Niall Smyth, has said that demand within the first-time buyer sector in the county is ‘very positive’. “The key issue for first time buyers is the ability to purchase. Co-ownership is a mechanism that increases […]
Enniskillen businesses ‘looking forward’ to busy month
IT’S well documented that January is always a difficult time for traders and businesses, but Noelle McAloon has said that Enniskillen is ‘leading the way’ in the North. With the Northern Ireland Executive returning to Stormont on Saturday, spirits are high across the North and there’s plenty of optimism in business across Fermanagh for the […]
Plans lodged for two housing developments in Fermanagh
PLANS are in progress for another two major housing developments in the county, one in Enniskillen and another in Letterbreen, which if planned will see hundreds of new homes coming onto the local market. However, while the latest proposals for much-needed new homes in the county will be generally welcomed, particularly by locals hoping to get on […]
Iconic Golden Arrow restaurant to close
ONE of Fermanagh’s most iconic fish and chips shops is set to use its deep fat dryer for the final time. The Golden Arrow at Townhall Street in Enniskillen will serve its last fish supper on Saturday, February 10. Owned by the Italian Lucchesi family, the restaurant holds a special place in the hearts of many people in the county town. Silvano Lucchesi was born […]
Slieve Russell expected to go on market in new year
THE SLIEVE Russell Hotel is expected to be put on the market early next year, with a price tag of €30 million (£26 million). As reported by the Herald back in May, the Ballyconnell hotel is expected to be the latest in a number of hospitality establishments once owned by Seán Quinn to be put up […]
Derelict Railway Hotel on sale for £750,000
“We already have a few interested parties for the building and we are hoping to get planning permission passed for it fairly soon.”