TRIBUTES have been paid to the late Ulster Unionist Councillor Eddie Elliott (96) who passed away peacefully at the South West Acute Hospital on Saturday. Colleagues in the UUP said that Mr Elliott’s death brings “a loss of a great advocate in Fermanagh” who served as party member for over 40 years, during which time […]
Back to polling booths next week!
THE POSTERS from the Council elections were barely down last week when posters for the upcoming European Parliament elections began appearing on telegraph poles across Fermanagh, which take place next Thursday. If it wasn’t for the posters, though, many could be forgiven for not knowing there was another election at the end of the month. […]
Enough is enough: councillors under fire for rates hike
WITH district rates on homes and businesses set to rise by a further 2.3 percent this year UUP Councillor Robert Irvine, has said, “Enough is enough”. “Council colleagues at the moment don’t want to face reality and take some hard decisions. “We have to take on board the issues that businesses and individuals are facing […]
Ulster Bank in Irvinestown to close
The move has been slammed as another blow to rural services in Fermanagh.
Council chairman faces renewed call to step down
Tonight`s meeting takes place at 7pm at The Grange in Omagh
Mass walk out over bomb remarks
It was an evening of great political drama at Enniskillen Townhall last night, when the last Council meeting of the summer erupted in a row. Representatives from the UUP, DUP, and the SDLP walked out of last night’s monthly meeting of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council over chairman, Stephen McCann’s refusal to apologise for controversial […]
Life goes on, says defeated MP Tom Elliott
The former MP is reflecting on his political future with family and supporters.
It’s going to be tight – ‘underdog’ Tom Elliott
Mr Elliott again looks set to benefit from the DUP’s decision not to run a candidate here.