THERE have been calls for urgent action to tackle speeding outside a local school, with fears a child could be seriously injured or worse. Parents at Fivemiletown Primary School have highlighted that speeding and the behaviour of drivers has been an ongoing issue on the busy road outside the school. Local MLA Diana Armstrong has now […]
FODC reports ‘near misses’ with bin lorries
BOTH drivers and pedestrians are being urged to be more careful around bin lorries, after the Council said its crews had reported a number of ‘near misses’ in recent times. Fermanagh and Omagh Council issued the appeal for road users to be aware of their own safety when driving or walking near local refuse collection […]
Fermanagh Geopark sites remain closed
ALMOST two months after Storm Éowyn battered Fermanagh, some of the county’s main geopark sites remain closed as a major clean-up operation takes place. Cuilcagh Lakelands Geopark confirmed that, as a result of the extent of the storm, Lough Navar Scenic Forest Drive, Castle Archdale Forest and Belmore Forest still all remain closed. “A number of […]
PSNI join Garda for ‘day of action’ on the border
THERE was plenty of activity on the Fermanagh border last week when the police services from North and South joined forces for a ‘day of action’. The pre-planned Joint Agency Task Force Day of Action by the PSNI and An Garda Síochána took place across the Fermanagh, Tyrone, Armagh and Down recently. It also involved other […]
Tempo group ‘hoping to bring men together’
Tempo Men’s Shed has been formed to support males in the locality, as well as helping to build new friendships and create social activities.
Lough Derg designated national pilgrimage site
St Patrick’s Purgoatory was named alongside Knock Shrine and Croagh Patrick as the national pilgrimage site for the jubilee celebrations this year.
Fermanagh community to rally for ‘wonderful’ Oisín
A charity run will take place to raise money for a number of Fermanagh cancer charities who have supported runner Oisín Cassidy.
Fermanagh priest building bridges in Washington
Kinawley man Fr McManus is the president and founder of the powerful Washington-based political lobby group the Irish National Caucus.
Hundreds more houses planned for Enniskillen
There are now a total of 400 new homes planned, across two developments, for the same area of Enniskillen.
Man arrested following burglary at Enniskillen bar
A MAN has been arrested following a burglary at a bar in Enniskillen in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday). “Police in Enniskillen have arrested a 37 year old man following an early morning burglary at a bar in the town,” a Police statement read. “Shortly before 5am on Tuesday 18 March, police responded […]