House ransacked by thieves while elderly priest was in hospital


  AN 83-year-old retired priest’s home in Derrylin was one of several homes targeted by thieves in recent weeks. Canon Brian McNamara’s home was ransacked while he was receiving treatment to a broken hip in hospital. The spate of robberies in Derrylin and Teemore has sent shockwaves throughout the village and locals have been urged […]


Man arrested after knife raid at shop


A MAN HAS been arrested after staff were confronted by a knife-wielding robber at a well-known shop in Fivemiletown. A 24-year-old has been arrested, and was due to appear in court on Friday past, following the robbery at Beatty’s Spar, in which a man entered the shop armed with a knife. It is believed that […]


Masked raiders strike at newly opened Credit Union offices


DETECTIVES in Fermanagh, and gardai across the border, are combining their efforts to catch a cross-border gang that has struck again at financial premises in Derrylin. Last year, they targeted the bureau de change office and, last Thursday, at around 5.10pm, they forced a male member of staff in the nearby Credit Union building to […]