FERMANAGH has been left shaken after a spate of serious road accidents and tragedies over the past week, including two separate fatal crashes just 48 hours apart. Mark Johnston from Newtownbutler was tragically killed on Thursday night after he was involved in a one-vehicle crash on the Newbridge Road. The dangers of Fermanagh’s road have further […]
Man dies in Fermanagh hit-and-run
A man has been arrested in connection with the investigation into the tragic incident in Belleek earlier today.
Minister’s emotional plea about Fermanagh roads
WITH YET more local lives lost on our roads this week, a Fermanagh minister has made an emotional plea for urgent action to tackle the continuing carnage. Just hours after Rev Rebecca Guildea pleaded for change at the funeral of 18-year-old Oisin Gregg on Sunday morning, Fermanagh’s roads claimed yet another victim, with Lisnaskea man Ollie […]
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 […]
Sinn Fein’s Dolan welcomes potholes payment boost
A FERMANAGH and South Tyrone MLA has ‘welcomed’ the news that approximately £1 million has been set aside by the Stormont Executive to address the ever-worsening pothole problems in the North. Following his appointment as Minister for Infrastructure, Sinn Féin MLA John O’Down pledged the money to fix the roads which he said were in […]
A holey show: potholes rise by 90 per cent in Fermanagh
POTHOLED roads in Fermanagh have surged by 90 per cent, new government data has revealed. The data analysed by CompareNI.com shows there were 9,733 potholes recorded on roads in the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area in 2023, an increase of 90 per cent from the previous year. This was significantly higher than any other council […]
Community left ‘heartbroken’ after tragic road deaths
Two heartbreaking tragedies have rocked the county this week.
GAA family mourns death of young Monaghan star Duffy
THE GAA family throughout the country this week were left in shock as Monaghan under-20 GAA captain Brendan Óg Duffy was tragically killed in a road crash on Friday night. Just hours earlier, the Monaghan Harps clubman had captained his side to victory in the Ulster under-20 Championship semi-final against Donegal in Brewster Park, Enniskillen. […]
He had his wife and his wee baby, and his job… it’s a comfort to know Shane died a happy man
THERE has been widespread shock and sadness at the death on Friday of last week, as a result of a road traffic collision on the Lisnaskea-Derrylin road, of Fermanagh county hurler and under-age hurling coach, Shane Mulholland (27).
‘Freak accident’ claims life of second road victim in 48 hours
One of the first on the scene tells of futile efforts to save woman