CATHOLIC clergy along the Fermanagh border, where parishes span county boundaries, are getting worried about the impact Brexit will have on parochial life. Fr John Chester, Parish Priest in Roslea and Mgr Richard Morgan, Parish Priest in Clones and former prior at Lough Derg, have both expressed their fears for what the UK’s departure from […]
Roslea man in court over ‘vulnerable’ woman
A fifty-two-year-old man has appeared in court accused of breaching a restraining order, by being in the company of a vulnerable woman. William Thomas Birney from Dernawilt Road, Roslea is accused of committing the offence on September 25. He initially appeared before Dungannon Magistrates Court on Friday (September 28) where bail was opposed. A […]
Unsuitable roads blamed for lack of Roslea brown bins
ONE year on from the introduction of the brown bins in Fermanagh, the people of Roslea still have not received theirs due to the ‘unsuitable roads,’ it has been claimed. An angry reader has been in contact to explain that they have been in touch with Fermanagh and Omagh District Council on several occasions, but […]
Brexit could see mobile roaming fees rocket
A ROSLEA councillor has revealed that he declined to renew his contract with a UK mobile phone company because of the uncertainty regarding roaming charges as a Brexit deadline looms. In recent days the Government has warned that mobile phone bills for customers living near the border could spike after Brexit. Papers setting out what […]
Louise’s career blooms after coming home
Florist Louise Beggan ditched the day job, moved home and opened her own business in Roslea.
Heart patient has 32-mile trip for doctor’s check-up
Roslea surgery closed in April 2017, and patients have since been transferred to Lisnaskea,
Fall in population linked to cutbacks
THERE are concerns a drop in population in areas of east Fermanagh is linked to a decline in services, and with these services continuing to be cut fears are growing the numbers could continue to plummet. According to the latest population estimates, released earlier this month, the number of people living in Lisnaskea has stagnated […]
Granny Quigley celebrates her 100th birthday in Roslea
She received a letter and cheque from President Michael D. Higgins, as well as a telegram from Queen Elizabeth.
GP funding ‘too little, too late for Roslea’
It was recently announced £5 million of the from the funding package that was part of the Conservative-DUP deal would be spent on GP services.
New health centre for Lisnaskea is ‘one step nearer’
The new health centre was planned even before the closure of the Roslea GP surgery.