St Mary’s Primary have been recognised for their determination. The successful campaign to Save St Mary’s Primary School in Fivemiletown from closure has been crowned Best Community Campaign in the recent Sheila McKechnie Awards. Celebrating the best campaigns and campaigners across the UK, the Awards recognise those who have achieved social change through civic action. The […]
Self-service bus ticket machine added in Enniskillen
TRANSLINK has introduced a new self-service ticket vending machine (TVM) at Enniskillen Ulsterbus station. The machine will enable passengers to pre-pay for their journeys using both cash and card payments. In the last few weeks, Translink introduced new on-bus ticket machines which accept Contactless payments on our Ulsterbus and Goldliner services in the Enniskillen, Omagh and Dungannon areas. Customers here can now […]
New role for Fermanagh actor Adrian Dunbar
ENNISKILLEN actor Adrian Dunbar has said that the legendary Irish literary light Samuel Beckett was ‘a secular saint to me’ as he prepares to honour his memory in Liverpool. At the end of this month, the Fermanagh man is set to lead an eight-day festival in Liverpool, titled ‘Beckett: Unbound’, to celebrate the life of […]
Fermanagh mourns death of two community stalwarts
EDERNEY Parish is mourning the loss of two of its recently deceased members. Among them are local residents Sarah Leonard of Leathem Crescent, as well as John Maguire of Cahore. Sarah Leonard: A Kind Woman Who Sought the Best for Her Family On Tuesday, May 7th, Sarah Brigid Leonard of Leathem Crescent, Ederney, passed away […]
Fermanagh residents’ fury over brown bin collections
FRUSTRATED Fermanagh residents have been left incensed after their brown food waste bins were left uncollected for the past few weeks. As part of the weekly rounds, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council confirmed that brown bins had not been collected in the Shore Road, Churchill, Derrygonnelly and Garrison areas. The Council also reported that food waste bins […]
Fermanagh pays tribute to inspiration’ Martina McMahon
THE Fermanagh community has been left deeply saddened following the death of Martina McMahon who was described as ‘one of a kind’. Formerly of Mullaghconnolly in Roslea, Ms McMahon passed away peacefully at the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen on Saturday [May 18]. Ms McMahon’s death has promoted an outpouring of grief across Fermanagh, […]
Get registered for 2024 election at new voting kiosks
Register to vote kiosks have been added to leisure facilities in the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area. The kiosks will provide accessible ways for people to register to vote. Chair of Fermanagh and Omagh Council, Thomas O’Reilly revealed today, “I am pleased that we have two Electoral Office NI Kiosks in the FODC area […]
BREAKING: Arson attack at house in Fermanagh
THE Police Service of Northern Ireland is appealing for information following an arson attack on a property in Enniskillen last night (Thursday). “Shortly before 8.15pm police received a report of a fire at a flat in the Derrin Park area of Enniskillen,” said Detective Sargent Murphy in a statement. “Officers along with colleagues from the […]
‘Shame’ as Fermanagh market closes
THE Enniskillen Community Market is coming to an end. The market has to close its doors after its final market on 1st June due to the venue being no longer available. Over the past year the market has helped local businesses start their journey, such as Fallguy Records and Lough Erne Vintage who now have their […]
Fermanagh junior doctors’ strike to cause disruption
FERMANAGH patients have been warned that the health service will experience widespread disruption this week due to the two-day junior doctors’ strike. Junior doctors in Northern Ireland are staging the industrial action after pay talks with the Department of Health broke down earlier this year. The strike action will take place from 7am today (Wednesday) to 7am on Friday. […]