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Tue, 02 Mar 2021 19:45:28 +0000
Lockdown events continuing at Ardhowen
THE Ardhowen at Home series continues with more entertainment and activities to enjoy over the lockdown period from the comfort of your home.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 19:43:48 +0000
Line Of Duty’s Adrian Dunbar: ‘Theatres are the fabric of our country’
LINE Of Duty star Adrian Dunbar says the Government must ensure theatres do not get into disrepair while they lie empty as “they are part of the fabric of the country”.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:06:17 +0000
Pontin's used ‘undesirable guests’ list of Irish names, says whistleblower - the full list
The discriminatory policy came to light as a result of a whistleblower's decision to reveal the firm’s practices.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:08:31 +0000
Coronavirus: Stormont agrees lockdown exit plan
Stormont ministers have agreed a phased plan for taking Northern Ireland out of lockdown.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:26:43 +0000
Coronavirus in Fermanagh and Omagh: Numbers continue to remain low
The Department of Health's daily update has shown that seven people tested positive for Covid-19 in Fermanagh and Omagh, while there were no deaths recorded locally.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:24:10 +0000
EU to propose Covid vaccination passes - what is the UK's position?
Boris Johnson's official spokesperson said: "of course you can expect us to speak to the EU and other countries".

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:21:41 +0000
Runners should wear a mask when out running, experts warn
Scientists said there can be a “danger” for pedestrians when a “puffing, panting” jogger runs past them.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:17:04 +0000
Mourners recall a man big of stature, and big of heart
THE family of the late Graham Cowan have paid tribute to the kind-hearted farmer who always looked on the bright side of life.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:08:05 +0000
Son pays loving tribute to the late Captain Robert Hugh Lowry OBE
THE son of a former Royal Irish Fusilier, the late Captain Robert Hugh Lowry OBE, has paid tribute to his father as “a family man” who loved his home at Blessingbourne Estate, and was highly-respected for his community work in the surrounding ...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 09:25:44 +0000
Fermanagh and Omagh has third highest rate of agricultural crime
Fermanagh and Omagh had the third highest amount of agricultural crime incidents in 2020.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 20:51:40 +0000
Enniskillen hit and run sees five people taken to hospital
Five people were taken to hospital this afternoon (Monday) following a road traffic collision.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:04:00 +0000
Pharmacists ready to help domestic abuse victims
FERMANAGH Women’s Aid, in conjunction with the PSNI and with funding support from Enniskillen BID, has been providing training in understanding domestic violence and abuse for local pharmacists.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:11:08 +0000
The first vaccine jab was by an Irish doctor
“YOU’LL only feel a wee scratch,” said my doctor before my Covid-19 vaccination jab.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:08:30 +0000
A look at Fermanagh in days gone with The Impartial Reporter memories
Take a look at what was making the news in The Impartial Reporter in our Memories feature.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:20:09 +0000
Coronavirus in Fermanagh and Omagh: Positive trend continues
Hospital admissions, positive Covid cases and Covid related deaths continue to fall both locally and across Northern Ireland.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:54:58 +0000
Fermanagh school to close for good in August
St. Mary's High School, Brollagh is will close its doors permenantly in August.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:00:30 +0000
Castlederg burglary accused has sentence increased
Detectives have welcomed an increase in sentence to a 25-year-old man in relation to an aggravated burglary in Castlederg.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:29:43 +0000
Coronavirus vaccination programme complete in all Western Trust care homes
The Western Health and Social Care Trust (Western Trust) has now seen the successful completion of the drive to administer first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccine across all care homes.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:24:20 +0000
Bank of Ireland closures: Lisnaskea branch to close
The Bank of Ireland has confirmed today that 103 banks across the island of Ireland will close.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 09:26:52 +0000
2021 Census launches today
From today (Monday) households will be able to complete their 2021 Census which will help shape where essential resources, funding and services will be focused over the next decade.

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 15:00:00 +0000
Covid and youth sport: Let the children play!
Three well known sporting figures in Fermanagh have put their names to a letter sent to the First and Deputy First Minister voicing the frustrations felt at the “neglect of youth sport” and the associated impact on children’s wellbeing during t...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000
Fears as estate’s sewage plant may be turned off over bill
RESIDENTS of a housing development in Garrison could be left without any sewage treatment works if power is imminently disconnected from the sewage treatment plant on the site, as the plant’s electricity bills haven’t been paid in almost a year.

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000
Fermanagh boy sees'light at end of the tunnel' with kidney donation
A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy who has only one kidney – which was working at just 17 per cent – has found a donor.

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000
Enniskillen teen raising awareness of NMDA Autoimmune Encephalitis
AN 18-YEAR-OLD Enniskillen woman is well on the pathway to recovery following her diagnosis with an autoimmune condition last Summer.

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000
Stardust fire: Survivor reflects 40 years on
ON VALENTINE’S Day, 1981, 48 people lost their lives in the fire at the Stardust nightclub in Artane, Dublin – a night that Stardust survivor Gerry Murphy, from Enniskillen, says will stay with him forever.

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 18:45:00 +0000
Tension over rising expressions of Brexit-related threats and dissent
WITH many places in Northern Ireland seeing a rise in tensions over Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol, the PSNI Fermanagh and Omagh District Commander, Alwyn Barton, says there is some some tension locally.

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 12:00:00 +0000
Fermanagh footballer Lee Cullen on his new life Down Under, and thoughts on Fermanagh football
JUST over a year ago, Fermanagh footballer Lee Cullen and his girlfriend, Gemma McLaughlin, headed off to the other side of the world to see what Australia had to offer.

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000
Titanic survivor’s daughter remembered as loving mum
A WOMAN whose mother survived the sinking of the R.M.S. Titantic was laid to rest on Saturday.

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000
Alcohol -specific deaths on a ‘worrying’ upward trajectory
THE latest figures published by NISRA recently showing that alcohol-specific deaths in 2019 were the highest on record in Northern Ireland (NI) is part of a “worrying” upward trajectory.

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000
Coronavirus and Religion: Lockdown can’t stop Lorna from helping the needy
THROUGHOUT the pandemic, a team from Enniskillen Methodist Church has been putting “love in action”, helping members of the church community and beyond with a number of innovative projects.

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000
Fermanagh and Omagh Council Chief details underspend response
THE Chief Executive of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council expects to be “held to account” by members in the event of future project shortfalls.

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000
Fermanagh and Omagh Council rates: Zero increase proposal blocked
A PROPOSAL for a zero per cent rates increase for the coming financial year didn’t make it to a vote in the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council chamber, despite being formally seconded, after the Chief Executive declared it “incompetent”, from...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000
MV Kestrel is getting ready to ‘fly’ across water again
THE MV Kestrel of Belfast was a familiar sight on the waters around Enniskillen and Lower Lough Erne during the Summer months as it ran tours of the island town and Devenish Island.

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000
Leaving Covid-19: June full reopening would work if it meant no more lockdowns
With Boris Johnson putting down on paper what the road to normality in England looks like, members of the business community in Fermanagh feel this would be a sensible approach here, if the circumstances allow.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000
Denzil McDaniel: Why calls to ban Nolan are just wrong; but he shouldn’t get a bye ball either
The Stork Fountain in the middle of Copenhagen in Denmark, which depicts three storks about to fly off, has been a famous landmark in the city since 1894 where tourists and locals alike gather around it as a meeting place.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 17:05:56 +0000
Fermanagh police launch appeal for missing man
Police in Fermanagh have issued an appeal for a missing man who was last seen in Enniskillen.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:34:59 +0000
Derry City snap up Glynn from Ballinamallard
Talented footballer, Micheal Glynn has signed with Derry City and is expected to be in their squad for the club's upcoming pre-season friendly.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 15:50:00 +0000
Their current limbo will end - but what price will students be paying for their lockdown learning?
FOR the second Summer in a row, students, teachers and parents face the incredible stress of Covid-dominated external assessments.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:27:00 +0000
Mr. Irwin Brown
THE late Albert Irwin Brown (Irwin) died peacefully on Wednesday, January 27. The beloved husband of Winnie, much-loved father of Gordon, Linda, Rosalind and Raymond, was an adored grandfather of nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:19:40 +0000
Coronavirus in Fermanagh and Omagh: Covid numbers remain low locally
The latest update from the Department of Health on Covid-19 in Northern Ireland has shown there was only seven positive case and no deaths reported in the Fermanagh and Omagh area in the last 24 hours.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:09:44 +0000
Enniskillen assault accused held in contempt of court
A teenager accused of a serious assault has been found in contempt of court after a foulmouthed outburst on learning a bail application would not be made at this stage.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 11:39:00 +0000
Funding boost for Brookeborough organisations from their local Wind Farm Fund
Organisations in Brookeborough have received a funding boost from the Teiges Wind Farm Fund to support a wide range of educational, environmental, cultural and sporting initiatives.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 11:15:00 +0000
QUB virologist praises country’s Covid response but urges caution
A NORTHERN Ireland virologist has welcomed the process of the Northern Ireland vaccination programme.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 10:42:55 +0000
Ballinamallard car crash: Man and woman hospitalised
A man and a woman have been hospitalised following a three car crash in Ballinamallard this morning.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 10:17:19 +0000
Coronavirus in Fermanagh and Omagh: No new deaths recorded by NISRA
The number of deaths due to Covid-19 in Fermanagh and Omagh remains at 95 deatsh recorded up until Feburary 19.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 10:00:00 +0000
Restrictions won’t stop Fr. Cross from conducting the Novena – even though he’ll be facing an empty church
AT THIS time of the year, the Graan is usually a hive of activity as the Annual Novena of Hope is in full swing with people travelling from all across Ireland, Scotland and England to attend or take part in the yearly event.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000
Red-clad Rebellion protestor joins the call in Garrison against any fracking in the area
ANTI-FRACKING campaigners, along with Extinction Rebellion Northern Ireland, have pleaded with politicians to not make Fermanagh a “sacrifice zone” to fracking.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 07:00:00 +0000
Coranvirus and Crime: Lockdown sees some crime drop by 20 per cent or more
THE lockdown has had some positive impacts in Fermanagh, as the District Commander for Fermanagh and Omagh told The Impartial Reporter that crime is down more than 20 per cent from last year in the district.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:37:21 +0000
Enniskillen assault: 18 year old charged
An 18-year-old man is to appear in court charged with grievous bodily harm with intent.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 17:11:00 +0000
Disgust at large-scale 'fly-tipping' at rural Lack road – including animal remains
A LOCAL woman has experssed her outrage and disgust after discovering dead animal remains among large piles of household goods and general waste dumped along a rural road in the Lack area of Co. Fermanagh.



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