Fermanagh South Tyrone Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Seán Lynch has challenged the UUP Leader Tom Elliot on his comments that the UUP are edging towards leaving the power sharing executive by 2015. He accused the UUP of attempting to drag the country back to unionist majority misrule, political immaturity and of shirking their responsibilities to ordinary [...]
SDLP health spokesperson Tommy Gallagher fromBelleek/Garrison has said innovative cost saving measures need to be examined by all departments as opposed to implementing savage cuts from the draft budget that will further decimate frontline services. The Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA said the all-Ireland health strategy promoted by the SDLP is a model that [...]
A 45-year-old Derrylin man from Co Fermanagh has appeared before the High Court in Dublin in connection with extradition proceedings brought by the Belgian authorities. Cyril McGuinness was convicted and sentenced to jail there in connection with the theft of a number of heavy vehicles and plant machinery subsequently brought to Ireland. Mr McGuinness, Teemore Road, [...]
D’fhonn an fhoireann aistriúcháin Ghaeilge a láidriú, tá an Coimisiún Eorpach ag iarraidh aistritheoirí Gaeilge a earcú ar chonarthaí nach faide ná 3 bliana. Is é an 21 Feabhra 2011 an dáta deireanach a nglacfar le hiarratais. Iarrfar ar na hiarratasóirí is fearr trialacha roghnúcháin a dhéanamh i mí an Mhárta. Bheadh na haistritheoirí ag [...]
Donegal were defeated last night in MacCumhaill Park Ballybofey by Fermanagh and in doing so, they have also relinquished the Dr McKenna Cup, which they have won for the previous years. Derry are through to the McKenna Cup final. The visitors led 0-5 to 0-3 at half-time, with Paul McGrath leading the way up front. [...]
Sinn Féin’s Phil Flanagan has said that those responsible for last weekend’s break ins in Belleek are ‘a scourge on our society’. The Fermanagh and South Tyrone Assembly candidate said: “These despicable breaks ins have sent a sense of shock and concern around the local area. “Those responsible are a scourge on our society and [...]
What should have been another quiet January weekend has become the centre of political intrigue with Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen tendering his leadership of the Fianna Fail party within the last few minutes. “It is the right thing to do for the party,” he said. The cards had been stacking against him all week [...]
The contrast in the treatment being afforded to certain speculative developers by the State controlled NAMA is in marked contrast to the treatment of the Fermanagh based ‘Quinn Family’ interest which has proposed a pay back to the State which does not involve any write off. This was stated by Independent MEP Marian Harkin [...]
IrishDigest.com – North West History Special. All copy & photos © Reminiscences by Soinbhe Lally The Erne Bus Service, based in Enniskillen and providing a service from Clones and Cootehill to Bundoran, was founded in 1929 by my father, Maurice Cassidy, who came from Letterbreen Co Fermanagh. The service remained in operation from April 1929 until [...]
MEP Bairbre de Brún has led a delegation of Sinn Féin representatives to the site of the new hospital in Enniskillen to view progress on the construction. Ms de Brún was joined by the Fermanagh and South Tyrone MP Michelle Gildernew, the Chairman of Fermanagh District Council Stephen Huggett, Councillor Phil Flanagan and Sean Lynch. [...]
Ulster Unionist leader and Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott said that “mindless thugs intent on creating community division” were responsible for the attack on an Orange Hall outside Aughnacloy in County Tyrone. Police said that they received a report in the early hours of Saturday morning that windows had been smashed at Dergina Orange [...]
Customs and Revenue in Northern Ireland have dismantled an illegal diesel-laundering plant in Fermanagh. The discovery of the plant was made in the Derrylin area. Officials believe that the plant was capable of producing more than half a million litres of illicit fuel a year with an estimated £300,000 in lost revenue. A number of vehicles, including a cattle truck used [...]
At its meeting tonight, the CCC representing the Ulster Council and the counties of Ulster expressed their condolences and deepest sympathy to the Harte and McAreavey families, and to the GAA in Tyrone and Down, and to the respective clubs of Errigal Ciaran and Tullylish at this sad and difficult time. A number of changes [...]
McKenna game will proceed with Dad’s blessing – Thousands to attend if game is played in Enniskillen Police in Mauritius are expected to charge three men in connection with the murder of Michaela Harte McAreavey, daughter of Tyrone GAA manager Mickey Harte. Officers have completed preliminary inquiries and have enough evidence to bring the three [...]
Fermanagh women suffered an eight per cent pay cut to leave them the poorest paid in Northern Ireland. The gap was more obvious between what people earned in the county and the earnings of those living in the more affluent areas around Belfast.
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