IT’S BEEN quite the year for St Kevin’s College, with pupils enjoying great success both in and out of the classroom. At the Lisnaskea school’s annual prizegiving ceremony, principal Gary Kelly outlined some of the achievements of the past year. These included outstanding exam results which he expects will see the school return to the top of the […]
Marking a real landmark year for Charlie’s Bar
IT’S survived a world war, decades of Troubles, countless recessions, and a global pandemic, but nothing can hold Charlie’s Bar back, with the much-loved pub continuing to strive and thrive well into its 80th year. Worthy winners of this year’s Fermanagh Herald Landmark Achievement Award – which recognises milestone moments and the collective achievements of a business – Charlie’s […]
Principal encourages St Mary’s students to ‘dream big’
A PRESTIGIOUS event unfolded last week as students and staff gathered to celebrate achievement and ambition at St Mary’s College, Irvinestown annual prize ceremony. The evening was filled with celebration of pupils academic success but also recognising talent and effort that the students have displayed in the last year. Guest speaker Sinead Quinn took to […]
Charlie’s Bar gears up for 80 more years of success
AFTER surviving a World War, the introduction of the dreaded breathalyser, a pandemic and the ‘crippling’ cost of living crisis, Charlie’s Bar is still standing in Enniskillen, as it celebrates 80 years in business. In August 1944, while World War II was raging, Charlie and Bea Burns, regarded as pioneering visionaries in the local business […]
Smyth focused on task at hand
AS Derrygonnelly manager Garry Smyth knows, the opportunity to compete in an Ulster Club final ‘doesn’t come around too often’, and he is urging his players to make the most of Sunday’s chance. The Harps ladies are now just 60 minutes away from winning the provincial intermediate championship and Smyth is hoping that his team […]
Share Ice rink to return following huge success
AFTER almost 9,000 revellers enjoyed Fermanagh’s first ice rink this summer, with visitors coming from as far away as Cork, the Share Discovery Village is working to bring the attraction back again this year. While the popular Lisnaskea holiday and activity centre is busy preparing for a busy spring and summer season ahead, with an open […]
Ready-to-eat, calorie-counted meals business takes off
A FERMANAGH entrepreneur and chef duo who created a business from a menu of mouth-watering takeaway meals say their idea has taken off in a big way in the past four years. Claire McGuinness started ‘Be Prepped’ after the birth of her first child when she found preparing and cooking well-balanced meals and new motherhood […]
Foster welcomes funding to help Newtownbutler playgroup
First Minister Arlene Foster has welcomed the news that £900,000 extra has been allocated to the Pathway fund. This will ensure Newtownbutler Playgroup and the Railway Kids programme will now receive an award of funding for the year. Mrs Foster said, “On Friday I met with the leaders of Newtownbutler Playgroup and heard their concerns […]
Meteoric rise up league tables for Collegiate, Portora
THE principal of a school whose GCSE league table place jumped 36 places – up to number 11 in the North – has said ‘we are proud of our students every year’. Neil Morton, principal of Portora Royal in Enniskillen, saw his school climb to 11th from 47th in the most recent GCSE table, […]