Una Burns advises women to ‘trust your gut’


UNA Burns saw a career change that she was not expecting, turning her into the business woman we know today. School teacher Una was settled in her job, but when the manager of her family business quit during the pandemic she knew that she had to step up to keep the business in the family name. “I handed […]

Charlie’s Bar joins ‘Ask for Angela’ campaign


AN Enniskillen pub will be operating the ‘Ask for Angela’ safeguarding initiative over the festive season and into the new year. Charlie’s Bar in Enniskillen is a registered venue participating in the scheme alongside the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) that’s aimed at helping keep people safe while enjoying a night out. This means that if anyone feels […]

Ederney

Donal calls time on life behind the bar


ONE of Fermanagh’s best known bars for Country Music is changing hands at the end of this month. Carron’s Corner Bar on Ederney’s Main Street which has been owned and managed by Donal Carron since November 2006 has its final night on Sunday 27th. The new leaseholders Sean and Jude O’Donnell, from Killeter, take over […]

Call for pubs here to stay open until 3am!


THERE have been calls for Enniskillen opening hours to be extended to 3am after visiting tourists said it was “embarrassing” to see police throwing punters out of pubs at 1am. The suggestion to bring the county town into line with the likes of Belfast and much of the UK was made by Lisbellaw man Mark […]

Brothers call time on one of county’s best-known bars


  ONE of Fermanagh’s best known pubs, the Roslea Arms, is up for sale. The landmark public house, also known as McCague’s Bar, at the entrance to Roslea has been family run for almost 40 years. The owner Jim, with brothers Kevin and Eamon McCague are retiring after 37 years of trading in the border […]