Nearly 10,000 Fermanagh homes left without power


THOUSANDS of homes across Fermanagh endured power cuts over the weekend as Storm Darragh swept through the county. The storm began on Friday with a yellow weather warning for wind and rain, escalating to an amber warning early on Saturday. Winds of nearly 70mph left approximately 9,400 homes in Fermanagh without electricity, joining 95,000 NIE […]


Weather warning today as very strong winds predicted


THE Met Office has issued a weather warning for today. Forecasters are predicting strong winds from around 3pm to 6am tomorrow. A Met Office spokesperson said: “Westerly or northwesterly winds will increase across Northern Ireland, parts of Scotland, north Wales, northern England, the north Midlands and East Anglia during Thursday afternoon and evening. “Inland gusts […]


Questions raised after Fermanagh homes are flooded


A FERMANAGH family whose property was flooded for the third time in just over a decade has questioned whether more could have been done locally to prevent the devastation caused by Storm Bert on Friday night. Some parts of the North recorded more than half a month’s rainfall over the weekend, with the county feeling […]


Majority of Fermanagh school routes won’t be gritted


LOCAL motorists have been left frustrated after it was confirmed that the majority of rural roads will not be treated every frosty morning during winter, days after a bus carrying school children crashed. The dangers of Fermanagh’s roads were highlighted after a school bus carrying eight post-primary children skidded off the icy Tattygar Road in Lisbellaw, […]


Miracle escape for Fermanagh children after bus crash


THE dangers of Fermanagh’s icy roads have been highlighted this morning (Wednesday) after a school bus left the road in the Tattygare Road area of Lisbellaw. The Police were called to the scene after a school bus was reported to have left the road, with “no serious injuries” reported. “Police attended a single vehicle road […]


Snow and ice weather warning issued for Fermanagh


Both Met Eireann and the Met Office have issued yellow alerts for snow and ice in Fermanagh. The warning is for snow and icy surfaces leading to difficult travel conditions on Monday afternoon, evening and overnight into Tuesday morning. Met Eireann states, “Today will be start off mainly dry across Ulster. Through the late morning […]