SINN Féin’s Michelle Gildernew has received a €10,000 payout after breaking her leg in Leinster House in 2012. The MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone sought damages from the Houses of the Oireachtas in Dublin after falling down stairs while attending a committee meeting. She was paid a €10,000 settlement through the State Claims Agency in 2019. […]
Enniskillen singer Garrity visits local nursing homes
ENNISKILLEN singer John Garrity has said he wants to ‘give something back’ to the local community and he has committed to entertaining residents in nursing and care homes with his dulcet tones. The ‘Belfast Busker’ recently took to social media and said he wanted to perform in some care homes in the North and he […]
WATCH: Tempo postie has special delivery for her mum!
HEARTWARMING celebrations unfolded in Loughmacrory yesterday (Wednesday), where Brigid Dobbs was joined by friends, family, and loved ones to celebrate her 100th birthday. Her daughter, Tempo postwoman Celine McCusker, had the honour of delivering telegrams from President Michael D Higgins and King Charles to her mother on her special day. Have a look at the […]
Tempo postwoman has special delivery for centurion mum
TEMPO postwoman Celine McCusker had the honour of delivering telegrams from President Michael D Higgins and King Charles to her mother Brigid Dobbs who turned 100 today (Wednesday). Heartwarming celebrations unfolded at Mrs Dobbs’ home in Loughmacrory, where she was joined by friends, family, and loved ones. The centenarian received dozens of birthday cards and […]
People power helps to save St Mary’s PS
AFTER a long, hard-fought campaign, the community in Fivemiletown is celebrating a very happy New Year with the news it has saved St Mary’s Primary School from closure. Having spent 2023 protesting and fighting for the school’s survival, it has been confirmed the community-led campaign has been successful and people power has prevailed, with the proposal to shut St Mary’s now […]
Bonnie born at SWAH on Boxing Day
THE parents of a local Boxing Day baby have said they are ‘just so happy’ to have brought their little girl into the world at the most wonderful time of year. For the majority of us, the festive season is a period more magical than most. However, when one young couple living in Kilskeery look back […]
Kind-hearted Bernadette ‘cared about everyone’
A TRILLICK native who died recently has been described as someone who ‘always put other people first.’ Bernadette McArt, died peacefully at her home on Friday, November 17. She was the sister of former Trillick footballer and Fermanagh and Omagh District Council worker, Gerry ‘Shep’ Donnelly, who died last month. Another sister, Kathleen O’Hagan, also passed […]
Clogher Valley top the table
CLOGHER Valley’s women’s team mirrored their male 1st XV by sitting clear at the top of their league. The Valley took the points in an away match to Virginia which was named the ‘top of the table clash’. Both sides are well clear of third placed Ballymena who the two teams had beaten by over 50 points. […]
Tyrone club success for Fermanagh managers
FINTONA Pearses, managed by Derrygonnelly’s Martin Greene, are now preparing for a crunch clash against Monaghan’s Blackhill in the Ulster Junior Club Championship Semi-Final in two weeks’ time. It’s been a successful season for Derrygonnelly duo Greene and Kevin Cassidy in their first year in charge, after they guided the Pearses to the Tyrone Junior Championship […]
Tributes paid to former Trillick footballer ‘Shep’
A FORMER Trillick footballer who was also well-known as an official of the former Omagh District Council has died. Gerry Donnelly, affectionately known as ‘Shep’, was the dog warden for the local council from the 1980s. He was also the main researcher of the ‘GAA in Tyrone’ alongside the author, Joe Martin, who died in August, […]