Enniskillen’s real life Willy Wonka will be back at this years international market. The Enniskilen International Market is returning to Enniskillen Castle from Friday 17 May until Sunday 19 May. This year’s market is celebrating over 50 traders, offering food enthusiasts, families, and everyday explorers the very best international cuisine, artisanal products, and handmade goods. Jordan […]
Fermanagh singer Sean Magee releases his new single
FERMANAGH multi-instrumentalist Sean Magee has taken another major step in his music career by releasing his third single. The Enniskillen talent, who is a former Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann champion, recently dropped his new track ‘Ballyconnell Fair’ to the delight of his ever-growing fan base. The song, which is centred around the rural countryside and […]
Fermanagh to raise glass to celebrate World Whiskey Day
IRISH people don’t need an excuse to have a drink, but there is even more of an incentive this weekend. Saturday is World Whiskey Day and events are taking place all over the globe to celebrate it. Having a wee dram is more popular now than ever. Whiskey connoisseur Pat Blake of Blake’s of the Hollow […]
Fermanagh firm teams up with Cancer Focus branch
ONE of Fermanagh’s leading businesses is set to ‘take over’ a local charity shop in a bid to raise money for Cancer Focus NI. As part of a major fundraiser taking place across the North for Cancer Focus NI, Fermanagh firm Mannok is going to be swapping places with the staff at the Enniskillen shop […]
Fermanagh crash victim was to become new dad
A MAN killed in an accident in Newtownbutler last week was due to become a new father. Ronan Cadden, who was in his 30s, died following the two-vehicle collision on the Clones Road on Wednesday, May 8. Mr Cadden from the Roslea Road area of Clones in Monaghan, was the driver of a Ford van which was involved in a collision […]
Nathan Carter ready for Fermanagh concert
THE Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen is set to be sold-out tomorrow night [Thursday] when Fermanagh Country music star Nathan Carter leads a major gig for charity. A huge crowd is expected to turn out to the Fermanagh hotel for the event, which is aiming to raise money for the ‘Cash for Kids’ organisation. ‘Cash […]
UPDATE: EE site closure in Enniskillen confirmed
IT was the worst-kept secret in town, but that didn’t make it any easier to accept. Yesterday it was confirmed that the EE, formerly BT, call centre in Enniskillen was closing. Staff members were told that the site would be shutting its doors for good during a morning meeting with a senior BT Group executive. The proposed closure […]
More traffic torture in Enniskillen
ENNISKILLEN motorists will be left gridlocked again after confirmation that a section of the Tempo Road will close one-way for over three months as part of a major gas conversion project in the town. One of the North’s leading gas network operators, Evolve, will begin laying mains into Enniskillen on Monday and start work on much-anticipated gas conversions in the […]
More blue green algae found in Lough Erne
FERMANAGH residents have been warned of the ‘potential risk to the health of humans and animals’ after it has been confirmed that blue green algae has been detected in Lower Lough Erne. With the weather finally warming up, there’s major concern that the continual pumping of untreated sewage will trigger toxic blue-green algae blooms on the […]
Blunder means free SWAH parking for the rest of month
YOU should always read the small print. That’s what officials at Stormont were telling themselves this week after a legislative blunder meant there will now be free parking at Northern Ireland’s hospitals for the rest of this month. Drivers visiting the South West Area Hospital in Enniskillen are sure to make the most of the loophole despite the congestion and […]