Arlene Foster and Charlie Lawson team up for Twelfth


THE dynamic duo are back on the march. Dame Arlene Foster will join Charlie Lawson once more to provide coverage of this year’s Twelfth of July for GB News. Last week the channel confirmed it will broadcast segments of the big day in the Orange Order’s marching season with the ex-DUP leader and former Coronation Street actor featuring […]

New role for Fermanagh actor Adrian Dunbar


ENNISKILLEN actor Adrian Dunbar has said that the legendary Irish literary light Samuel Beckett was ‘a secular saint to me’ as he prepares to honour his memory in Liverpool. At the end of this month, the Fermanagh man is set to lead an eight-day festival in Liverpool, titled ‘Beckett: Unbound’, to celebrate the life of […]

Barney Curley honoured at scene of famous betting coup


BELLEWSTOWN racecourse will be forever synonymous with Irvinestown’s Barney Curley who master-minded the most famous betting coup in the history of Irish racing after he successfully pulled off the Yellow Sam coup in 1975. In advance of the 50th anniversary of this landmark event in 2025, Meath’s Bellewstown racecourse has announced details of the inaugural running […]

Adrian Dunbar teases the return of ‘Line of Duty’


Enniskillen actor Adrian Dunbar has teased fans that a new series of BBC One thriller ‘Line of Duty’ could be on the way by saying that the cast and crew are ‘eager for it to come back’. The 65-year-old rose to fame following his starring role as Superintendent Ted Hastings in the BBC programme. After […]

Fermanagh’s Bernie Collins films locally for Sky Sports


AHEAD of the start of the Formula One season this weekend, Maguiresbridge woman Bernie Collins recently stopped off in Fermanagh to film a special segment for an upcoming programme on Sky Sports. The 37-year-old, who has established herself as one of the leading females in the world of motorsport, is going to be a pundit […]

Newtownbutler’s Nina stars in CBeebies TV show


A NEWTOWNBUTLER schoolgirl who has made her TV debut in a children’s programme on CBeebies is hoping that this will be a ‘stepping stone’ in her acting and music career. Nina He, daughter of popular couple Tony and Becky He, has been cast as the main character of ‘Yukee’ in an animated series on children’s TV channel […]

BBC’s Repair Shop show is coming to Fermanagh


DO you have a family heirloom of great sentimental value that is in bad need of an upgrade? Well, look no further as applications are open for the new series of BBC’s The Repair Shop, which is currently looking for individuals and communities in Fermanagh to take part in upcoming filming for the show. Led by […]

Lawson fumes at airport staff for ‘touching his genitals’


FERMANAGH native and former Coronation Street actor Charlie Lawson has claimed he was ‘touched down there’ by security staff as he travelled through an airport security area recently. The Enniskillen-born actor admitted he “almost chinned” the staff member as the 64-year-old slammed the “intrusive inspection”. The actor called the employee a “little pr**k” in a lengthy video shared […]