Under-18s won’t get a chance to choose our MP, but they were certainly up to the task of grilling the candidates, writes Gareth McKeown
SDLP veteran denies remarks were sexist
Former SDLP Councillor John O’Kane has denied that remarks he made at the final Fermanagh District Council meeting on Tuesday past, were sexist.
A WEEK IN NEWS: 5 stories you may have missed
Here are five stories from the last week that you might have missed:
John Coyle on ‘Twitter trolls’: “Would they have the guts to say it to my face?”
THE SDLP’s John Coyle has responded to criticism levelled at him for his performance on BBC’s The View last night.
Fermanagh and Omagh unionists leave council chamber over Irish Presidential motion
UNIONISTS have been accused of engaging in pre-planned political grandstanding after every DUP and UUP councillor left the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council chamber on Monday night ahead of a debate on the right of Irish citizens in the North to vote in the Irish Presidential elections.
It’s a two horse race, says SF’s Gildernew
VOTERS KNOW the forthcoming Westminster election is a two-horse race, Sinn Fein’s Michelle Gildernew has said.
Gildernew can be beaten – but only if unionists work together – Rodney Connor
A UNIONIST politician can win the 2015 Westminster election – but only if a single unionist is chosen.
Measly turnout for 2015 election debate
FOR A part of the world with among the highest electoral turnout record in all of Europe, what was surprising was just how few people – twenty or so – turned out for a Westminster election debate for 2015 at Fermanagh House in Enniskillen.
I can take the Westminster seat, says SDLP’s fresh face
The SDLP’s candidate for the Westminster elections in May this year has claimed that Fermanagh is being ‘under-represented’ by current MP Michelle Gildernew.
All to play for as transfers to prove crucial in Erne North
WHILE the story of recent elections right across the North has been one of Sinn Fein and the DUP relentlessly gaining ground, they might not have it all their own way in north Fermangh where the Ulster Unionists especially have two strong incumbents seeking re-election.