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Gail Jackson (L) Service Manager for The Rowan with Detective Chief Superintendent Paula Hilman

PSNI appeals to Fermanagh abuse victims to come forward

Police in Northern Ireland investigating allegations of widespread sexual abuse in Co Fermanagh have appealed to victims to come forward.

Ireland • 04 Jun 19

Emergency services attended the scene this morning

Elderly man dies following house fire in Co Fermanagh

A man in his 80s has died following a house fire in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh this morning.

Ulster • 24 Dec 18

The fire service have informed police the fire was started deliberately

Three animals killed in Fermanagh farm arson attack

The PSNI has appealed for information after an arson attack on a farm in Co Fermanagh left three animals dead.

Ulster • 29 Sep 18

Shiva Devine and Conall McAleer died when the car they were passengers in hit a wall (Pics: Facebook)

Woman still critical after crash that killed two

The two people who died in a car crash in Bundoran in the early hours of yesterday have been named locally as Shiva Devine and Conall McAleer.

Ulster • 09 Apr 19

Detectives believe street lighting and alarm wires were cut before thieves forced entry to the premises

Six arrested over theft from ATM in Co Fermanagh

Six people have been arrested by police investigating the theft of several thousand pounds from an ATM in Co Fermanagh.

Ulster • 03 Aug 18

The fire claimed the lives of Denise Gosset, her 19-year-old daughter Sabrina and son Roman, and Morgana Quinn

Appeal for information over fatal Derrylin fire

Police have appealed for anyone who was in contact with the victims of a house fire which killed four people, including a baby, in Co Fermanagh to contact them.

Ulster • 28 Mar 18

The four bodies were found after a house on Molly Road in Derrylin was destroyed in a fire

Post-mortems yet to be carried out on fire victims

A court has been told post-mortem examinations are yet to be carried out on the bodies of four people, one of whom was a baby, who died in a house fire in Derrylin, Co Fermanagh last month.

Ireland • 26 Mar 18

Four people, including a young child, died in the fire in Derrylin on Tuesday

Man charged over fatal Fermanagh house fire

A 27-year-old man has been charged with four counts of murder over a fatal house fire in Fermanagh.

Ireland • 04 Mar 18

Stephen McKinney is accused of killing Lu Na McKinney near Devenish Island

Donegal man charged with murdering wife on NI holiday

A Donegal man has appeared in court charged with murdering his 35-year-old wife during a boating holiday with their two children in Northern Ireland.

Courts • 05 Dec 17

'Stairway to Heaven'

Walkers posting photos on social media from the summit of the Cuilcagh Boardwalk trail known as Ireland's 'Stairway to Heaven' has led to a surge in visitors

Video • 28 Jul 17

The boy was pronounced dead at the scene

Four-year-old boy dies at Co Fermanagh farm

A four-year-old boy has died at a farm in Co Fermanagh.

Ulster • 07 Apr 17

Stormont's Finance Minister Arlene Foster welcomed the announcement

800 jobs to be created at Fermanagh call centre

An international call centre firm is to create 800 jobs in Co Fermanagh.

News • 15 Oct 15

Liberty Insurance is withdrawing from the British motor insurance market to focus on Ireland

200 jobs secured in Fermanagh call centre

More than 200 jobs at a Co Fermanagh call centre have been secured after a deal was struck to transfer its management.

Business • 29 Jul 15

Seven dogs and six pups died in the blaze in the Drumcor road area of Clabby

Dogs killed in Fermanagh shed fire

Police are investigating a fire in a shed in Clabby, Co Fermanagh over the weekend, in which 13 dogs were killed.

News • 20 Apr 15

Classmates wearing GAA jerseys at the funeral of Oisin McGrath

Hundreds mourn Fermanagh schoolboy

A boy who died following a school playground incident had a very bright future, a priest told mourners at his funeral.

News • 17 Feb 15

Four-day search operation at Kinawley farmhouse

Explosives found in Fermanagh search

Police in Northern Ireland have recovered explosives and a firearm during searches in Co Fermanagh.

News • 12 Oct 14

Tamboran Resources had applied for permission to drill an exploratory borehole in Belcoo

NI minister rejects Fermanagh fracking proposal

Northern Ireland's Environment Minister Mark Durkan has rejected a planning application to drill an exploratory borehole for shale gas in Co Fermanagh.

News • 11 Aug 14

Local border businessmen come together to form Quinn Business Retention Company

Local efforts to buy former Quinn businesses

A group of local businessmen on the border area and some senior managers of the former Quinn Group have come together in an effort to buy some of its manufacturing operations.

Business • 08 Jul 14

Security costs at G8 summit in Co Fermanagh about £75m sterling

£75m sterling bill for G8 summit security

The recent G8 summit in Northern Ireland cost around £75m sterling in policing and security costs, it has been revealed.

Business • 01 Jul 13

Barack Obama, David Cameron and Enda Kenny walk around Lough Erne

G8 leaders issue declaration on taxation

The G8 summit in Enniskillen has finished, with leaders agreeing on a series of measures on tax, trade and transparency which they hope will boost economies in the developed and developing world.

News • 18 Jun 13

World leaders hold a news conference ahead of the start of the summit

World economic prospects remain weak - G8 leaders

G8 leaders have said that world economic prospects remained weak even though risks have lessened due partly to policy action taken in the US, the eurozone and Japan.

News • 18 Jun 13

Armed officers are on duty at the summit venue in Co Fermanagh

Tight security around G8 summit venue

Final preparations are under way for the G8 summit in Co Fermanagh.

News • 16 Jun 13

A metal security fence has been put in place near the entrance of the Lough Erne resort

900 gardaí on duty for G8 summit

Over 900 gardaí have been assigned to police the border region for the G8 summit, which takes place in Co Fermanagh later this month.

News • 05 Jun 13

Stickers have been applied to windows to make towns look neater

Fake shops used to make towns neater for G8

Local councils in Northern Ireland have painted fake shop fronts and covered derelict buildings with huge billboards to hide the economic hardship being felt in towns and villages near the golf resort where G8 leaders will meet this month.

News • 06 Jun 13

A direction may be issued to shut down phone service in areas where there is deemed to be a threat to life or property

New law would allow for mobile phone shutdown

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter is to introduce amendments to legislation currently going through the Houses of the Oireachtas to provide for the shutting down of parts of the mobile phone network.

News • 16 May 13