Anger as yet another play park vandalised in Fermanagh


ENNISKILLEN residents have been left frustrated and bitterly disappointed after a local play park was “extensively damaged due to anti-social behaviour and mindless vandalism”. After recently undergoing a major redevelopment project, the play park in Drumawill, located in the Rossorry area of Enniskillen, has been temporarily closed after suffering significant vandalism. “We are disappointed that […]


Primark responds to Enniskillen retail park speculation


AFTER much speculation, Primark has not ruled out the possibility of opening in Enniskillen. This comes after the long-awaited Lakelands Retail and Leisure Park announced on social media that they could soon be open for business. In a statement posted to the retail parks social media recently, titled “exciting progress update,” a spokesman for the developer’s Elm Grange, […]


Enniskillen producer starts work on Roy Keane movie


AN Enniskillen-born film producer is bringing one of the football world’s most controversial sagas to the big screen. In the upcoming Roy Keane film ‘Saipan’, Éanna Hardwicke will play Keane and Steve Coogan is set to play Mick McCarthy in the movie, which depicts the infamous World Cup fallout of 2002 in Japan. Fresh from producing ‘Kneecap’, […]


Donnelly and Baldwin continue as Fermanagh managers


ON Tuesday afternoon, Fermanagh County Board confirmed that senior football manager Kieran Donnelly will remain in charge for a fourth season. Joe Baldwin once again takes charge of the senior hurlers following their Lory Meagher Cup success this year. At underage level, Maurice McLaughlin remains in charge of the under 20 footballers while Cyril Dunne […]


GP cover at all-time low in Fermanagh


DOCTOR shortages are continuing to devastate the Fermanagh community as local rural surgeries fight to survive. With the crisis spreading across the county, the latest to be hit is Brookeborough and Tempo surgery where the Herald learned there is regularly not enough GP cover. One reader told how she has not been able to see a […]


Fermanagh family left ‘numb and broken’ at loss of son


A FAMILY has been left “numb and broken” after the death of their son, a popular local chef. Christopher Oldcroft, who was head chef of The Moorings Restaurant in Bellanaleck, died unexpectedly on Sunday, August 11. Along with his father and restaurant manager, Charlie Oldcroft, the pair successfully ran the business for the past seven years. The Oldcroft family […]


Serial killer blocked from having a civil partnership


A SERIAL killer who murdered the daughter of a Fermanagh man has been blocked from having a civil partnership under a new law that stops the most serious offenders getting married in prison. Levi Bellfield is serving two whole-life sentences for the murders of Milly Dowler, Marsha McDonnell and Amélie Delagrange, as well as the attempted […]


Ederney group gets £296k in funding


POPULAR community hub, Murphy’s on Main Street in Ederney, has been awarded more than £296k in National Lottery funding to support its activities over the next three years. The Ederney Community Development Trust will use the money to run new programmes and events there creating more opportunities for local people to meet and look after their health […]


Missing Fermanagh man found


A Fermanagh man who went missing over the weekend has been found. Timothy Weir, who had been missing since 3.30am Saturday morning was last seen at the Lough Erne Resort. Timothy’s sister Olivia posted on social media this afternoon, “Thankyou so much to everyone for all the love and support over the past number of […]


Fermanagh Hotels to battle it out for top gongs


SOME of Fermanagh’s leading hotels and short-stay locations are set to go head-to-head for glory at the prestigious and renowned Northern Ireland Hospitality Awards. The Manor House Country Hotel, located in Killadaes in Enniskillen, has been shortlisted for two accolades at the major awards ceremony which celebrates the best in business in the North. Run […]