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First day honours for Balmoral exhibitors
Fermanagh exhibitors claimed first day rosettes at the Balmoral Show.
Country star Nathan Carter takes your tweets tomorrow in #AskCarter
COUNTRY singer Nathan Carter will be taking your questions in our next Twitter Q&A tomorrow (Thursday) at 2pm.
Respite facility opens for children with complex needs
The Health Minister has officially opened a respite facility that will serve Femanagh children with complex needs.
Education funding for Enniskillen renewal area
Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland has announced funding of over £188,000 towards addressing educational underachievement in the Enniskillen and Omagh Areas.
Council re-thinks £1,200 media training for four councillors
Fermanagh District Councillors have decided to re-think sending four of their number on media training at a cost of £1,200 a day.
'Finders keepers' attitude sees man in court
A 31-YEAR-OLD man who adopted a "finders keepers" attitude when he stole a metal sign from a property in Enniskillen has a record "riddled with dishonesty".
Fermanagh Junior Milk Cup manager Gerry Love and his backroom team of coaches Cathal Beacom, Conor McGuigan and Andrew Thompson have finalised their 18 man squad for the compeition.
Farmer fined for failing to report calves' births
A Fermanagh farmer has been fined £200 for failing to report the birth of three calves.
New hospital car parking '70p an hour'
Car park users parking at the new hospital could be charged up to 70p an hour, a local MLA has claimed.
UPDATE: Nothing untoward about package on plane
Police have confirmed that there was "nothing untoward" about the suspicious package examined by Army Technical Officers at St. Angelo Airport last night (Monday).
End to West bridge traffic 'chaos' promised
The traffic "chaos" in the west end of Enniskillen may soon come to an end.
Holly's rowing honour in Germany
Fermanagh athlete Holly Nixon was a member of an Irish Under 23 rowing double who rowed to victory at Brandenburg International Regatta in Germany yesterday, Sunday
Irvinestown prepares for county fleadh
Exponents of traditional music should be getting their entries in to take part in the Fermanagh Fleadh next month.
Katie Walsh and strong local challenge for Point to Point
Grand National third placed jockey Katie Walsh and a strong local challenge are the ingredients that are sure to make for a very interesting Fermanagh Harriers Point to Point this Friday and Saturday.
Community Relations Week starts tomorrow
Fermanagh Council has helped to launch Community Relations Week 2012 which starts tomorrow(Monday), May 14.
Childline help to combat exam stress for Fermanagh students
ChildLine is reminding teenagers that help is available if they feel anxious or worried about exams. Young people in Fermanagh will be amongst the millions of under 18s that will sit exams this summer.
Veteran striker Gary Beckett produced a man of the match performance as Enniskillen Town claimed their first Impartial Reporter Mulhern Cup title since 2008 with a 3-0 victory over Tummery Athletic at Darragh Park, Castlederg last night
Impartial Reporter wins weekly newspaper of the year!
The Impartial Reporter has won the hotly contested Weekly Newspaper of the Year Award at the CIPR Media Awards 2012 last night at the Europa Hotel in Belfast.
VIDEO: Town win Mulhern in style
Enniskillen Town United won the Impartial Reporter Mulhern Cup in superb style at Darragh Park on Friday evening, defeating Tummery Athletic by 3-0.
Company fined after work experience student injured in Lisnaskea accident
Reid Engineering (Cookstown) Ltd was fined £17,500 at Omagh Crown Court on Thursday after pleading guilty to two breaches of health and safety regulations following an incident at a construction site in Lisnaskea.
Deputy First Minister to address dinner dance
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness will be the guest of honour at the £30-a-head Fermanagh Sinn Fein dinner dance at the Westville Hotel this evening.
Fermanagh football fans asked to nominate unsung heroes
It has been a great year for football in Fermanagh across the board and the Irish FA and McDonald's are calling on the Fermanagh public to make sure they nominate their local grassroots football heroes for the McDonald's Irish FA Community Awards 2012, ahead of the regional awards deadline.
VIDEO: Rory Judge looks ahead to the Mulhern Cup final
www.impartialreporter.com was with Rory Judge and Enniskillen Town United this week as they put the finishing touches to their Mulhern Cup final preparations.
Taskforce to halt high street decline to visit Enniskillen
A High Streets Taskforce is to visit Enniskillen this month in an effort to halt town centre decline, Minister Nelson McCausland has announced.
Day of strike action by civil service workers
Civil service workers in Fermanagh have been taking part in a day of strike action. Members of Nipsa joined the picket lines outside the Driver and Vehicle Agency office and the Jobs and Benefits Centre in Enniskillen to protest against pension cuts.
Ballinamallard United Youth ended their season with deserved silverware on Wednesday night, when a Josh McIlwaine double ensured they picked up the IFA Youth League cup final.
Relief scheme for empty shops 'step in right direction'
Enniskillen business owners are being encouraged to take advantage of the Empty Premises Relief scheme which came into effect at the start of last month.
Care farming project at Balmoral Show
The new Social Farming Project INISF (1) will make its first public appearance at next week's Balmoral Show and showcased by DARD.
With frosts at night and the cold weather persisting, it's difficult to believe we are at the start of silage making season but at least one farmer has taken a first cut as this photograph shows.
2012 Show will be one to remember: RUAS
Whether this is the last show to be held at the RUAS Showgrounds or not, next week's Balmoral Show will be one to remember, according to Chief Executive, Colin McDonald.
Taste the food - it's all homegrown from NI
Almost 50 local food and drink companies are getting ready to celebrate the best of local produce in the Northern Ireland Good Food Pavilion at the Balmoral Show 2012. This year the food pavilion is even bigger and better than ever, with three cookery theatres, the Taste Adventure for children and a shop and drop area, all designed to demonstrate that our food is so good.
The agricultural sector is repaying its debt well as farmgate prices have improved over the past year, according to Cormac McKervey, Senior Agricultural Manager with the Ulster Bank.
YFC members in the driving seat for Show
The YFCU events at Balmoral encourage members of the organisation to compete keenly against each other as well as entertain the public.
"As spring approaches in the fast lane, only the least observant among us cannot have missed the countryside leaping into life. The hedgerows are raiding their summer wardrobe and picking delicate shades of green. The trees are rustling in the breeze as if agreeing who will come into leaf first. Will it be hazel, willow, oak for a soak, or ash for a splash? Not even the cold temperatures of recent days can slow or reverse the machinery of life all around us," says Giles Knight, RSPB Project Officer for the Halting Environmental Loss Project (HELP).
Two tractors stolen: one farmer's nightmare
Nothing prepares you for the unexpected, the loss of valuable machinery and the implications it will have on your farm business.
Local Charolais breeding showcased to the world
Fermanagh's reputation in pedigree cattle breeding circles around the world will be further enhanced next month when the county hosts several hundred delegates attending the World Charolais Congress in the UK. Each of the four home counties of the UK will be hosting around 230 delegates who are flying in from all around the world.
Huge interest in sale of island that once was Maguire home
The prospect of owning an idyllic island in the Fermanagh Lakelands is certainly proving an exciting one. Attractive Inisliroo Island on Upper Lough Erne - once home to generations of the Maguire family - is on the market and according to the selling agent, BTWCairns, it is generating terrific interest.
Regular visitor Reiner bags top prize
German angler, Reiner Jager's phenomenal first day catch of over 43kgs of fish on the Rossahilly peg near St. Angelo Airport, had always put him in contention for the top prize over the week's Waterways Ireland Classic Fishing Festival and that's how it turned out.
Dan Snow flies in a Catalina in forthcoming TV history series
Historian and television presenter Dan Snow examines the role of the RAF flying boat base at Castle Archdale during World War II in a forthcoming television series unearthing stories of Northern Ireland's pivotal war role.
Museum buys gaol doors in folk auction
A set of gaol doors bought by Fermanagh County Museum at the auction of the late Johnny McKeagney's Folk Museum could be the missing link for some intriguing artefacts belonging to the Museum.
Marathon man Cyril just kept on running
Fermanagh Monaghan farmer Cyril Rusk may well be more accustomed to running after sheep and cattle on his border farm, but this week he took to the streets of Belfast and demonstrated a hidden talent for marathon running.
£130,000 drug seizure 'a drop in the ocean'
A seizure of £130,000 worth of cannabis in Garrison at the weekend is "merely a drop in the ocean", an assembly member has warned.
Helter Skelter ride for BGT's Ashley is over
BRITAIN'S Got Talent star Ashley Elliott has vowed to carry on doing what he does best, despite being knocked out of the talent show this week.
International summer school at Clinton Centre
A summer school which gives students from Fermanagh and across the province the opportunity to increase their global awareness by examining sectarianism, segregation and racism with students from Kosovo and America will start this year in the Clinton Centre in Enniskillen.
Man critical after hire car crash
A MALE in his mid 20s was in a critical condition last night (Wednesday) following a one vehicle road traffic collision (RTC) at Mossfield, near the turn off for Ballinamallard earlier in the day.
Runner who collapsed with brain tumour returns to race
When Gary Kernaghan lines up for the Ballinamallard 10k at the end of this month, he hopes to finish the race he started almost a year ago. Gary took a seizure halfway round the course last year and after medical examination, was found to have a brain tumour.
The unexpected death of Mr. Andrew William Crozier, Baragh House, Ballinamallard, took place at his home on February 20, 2012. Born on December 30, 1956, he was 55.
The death occurred in England on March 5, 2012, of Brendan Benedict Campling, originally from Co. Fermanagh.
Diversions after Mossfield accident
DIVERSIONS are in place this afternoon on the road to Irvinestown from the Trory roundabout following a serious single vehicle road traffic collision (RTC) at Mossfield, near the turn off for Ballinamallard.
£3,000 of cannabis seized in Maguiresbridge
Cannabis worth about £3,000 has been seized from a house in Maguiresbridge, according to the PSNI facebook page.
Funding package for Enniskillen neighbourhoods
A further £170,000 funding has been made to enable the Enniskillen Neighbourhood Renewal area appoint a co-ordinator over the next three years and roll out it's programme.
Ashley exits Britain's Got Talent
The dream is over for Britain's Got Talent contestant Ashley Elliott who exited the show tonight.
Belleek chamber writes to minister over Omagh merger
BUSINESS representatives in Belleek have written to Social Development Minister, Alex Attwood, expressing concerns that any merge with Omagh District Council under RPA will "threaten the very viability of the Fermanagh economy".
Killadeas road at Lisnarick reopens after accident
The Killadeas Road at Lisnarick in has reopened following a traffic collision.
German angler, Reiner Jager took the top prize of £5,000 in the Classic Fishing Competition which has just ended on Lough Erne.
Sisters win creche contract for new hospital
Five local sisters have won the contract to run the crèche in the new South West hospital.
Cannabis with estimated street value of £130,000 seized
Police have seized cannabis with an estimated street value of £130,000 this weekend.
Jail for 'cowardly attack' on young girl
An 18-year-old Asda worker has been jailed for eight months for elbowing a young girl in the face in what the judge described as "a cowardly attack".
Ashley gets through on Britain's Got Talent
There were jubliant scenes on Britain's Got Talent tonight (Saturday) as Fermanagh's Ashley Elliott was one of the first to hear he had got through to the live semi-finals.
How new charity rules will affect local groups
Two free workshops aimed at the voluntary and community sector will be taking place in Fermanagh later this month.
Trust issues emergency call for foster carers
The Western Health and Social Care Trust has issued an emergency call for foster carers in the area.
Man who headbutted policeman laughs in court
A 19-year-old man head-butted one police officer and hit another before pushing a blanket down a toilet in a holding cell at Enniskillen Police Station, Fermanagh Court has been told.
'Ill thought out' decision results in six penalty points on new licence
A 20-year-old man's "ill thought out" decision to take his girlfriend's car to get food when their child was unwell has cost him £250 and resulted in him having six penalty points endorsed on his new licence.
Here on www.impartialreporter.com we look forward to a busy Bank Holiday weekend of sport with plenty on offer in any number of sports.
Ban for woman who failed to tell police who was driving speeding car
A 49-year-old woman has been fined £100 and banned from driving for three months for failing to tell police it was her husband who was driving her car when it was detected speeding.
GAA player shot in random attack
A GAA player from Fermanagh is recovering in hospital after he was shot and viciously assaulted in Huddersfield.
Enniskillen Gaels claimed their third Feile na nOg title in a row with a comprehensive victory over Lisnaskea Emmetts in Irvinestown last night.
Reiner is the one to catch in Classic's final day
Lough Macnean was the place to be on the second day of the £20,000 Waterways Ireland Classic Fishing Festival yesterday (Wednesday).
Father Brian D'Arcy: Cardinal Sean Brady 'was willing to resign'
FATHER Brian D'Arcy has claimed Cardinal Sean Brady was willing to offer his resignation two years ago but the Vatican refused.
Erne Gaels make it two out of two
The competitive nature of SFL Division One has been perfectly illustrated already with Erne Gaels the only team to have their 100 percent record in tact after two games while two of Wednesday night's five Division One games finished in a draw with another game seeing the sides separated by a point.
NEWLY-WEDS Alan and Nicola Forbes from Ederney had a celebrity 'gatecrasher' at their wedding at Crom Castle on Monday in the shape of Britain's Got Talent judge David Walliams.
Fergus swaps paintbrush for a shot at stardom
DERRYGONNELLY painter and decorator Fergus Masterson swapped the paintbrush last week for a shot at stardom and for someone who has never acted on television before, didn't he do well?
Does 'Joe Public' grasp cost of Council merger?
ENNISKILLEN Business Partnership (EBP) members want the support of 'Joe Public' in their fight against the proposed merger with Omagh District Council in 2015.
Standing ovation for Fr. Brian
The 800 emails, scores of letters, texts and a congregation in excess of 1,000 at Sunday morning Mass at the Graan illustrated the groundswell of support for Fr. Brian D'Arcy following the revelation that his newspaper articles were being censured by the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith for over a year.
Photographer's work attracts Bollywood producers to Fermanagh
Bollywood executives are searching for suitable locations for future film productions in Northern Ireland and will visit Fermanagh in the Summer.
Accused of pinning son against car with tractor
A 78-year-old farmer accused of driving a tractor at his son, pinning him against a car with the agricultural vehicle, allegedly told police he could do what he liked and they wouldn't stop him.
Enniskillen jail doors among rare items for auction
An auction of rare items of folklore and Irish country life collected over a lifetime by the late Johnny McKeagney will be held next Monday.
Family disappointed killer won't be tried for murder
The family of a Fermanagh man stabbed to death at a house party in Tempo say they are "deeply disappointed" that his killer is not to stand trial for murder.
Kidnapped and beat Catholic taxi driver
A TAXI driver was subjected to two-and-a-half hours of physical and verbal abuse by a customer in his own vehicle simply because he was a Catholic, a Crown Court has heard.
Trust refuses to confirm inquiry into patient death
THE Western Health and Social Care Trust is refusing to confirm if it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a vulnerable patient who was in its care.
Greenmount stages summer Centenary Show
The Farmyard Zone will be one of nine special features at the Greenmount Centenary show on June 16 and 17, according to Mark Scott, of the Centenary Show Organising Committee.
A year of success and celebration
Trillick and District YFC, just a few days after being crowned Ulster Farm Club of the Year, held their annual Friends and Supporters night in the Club Hall.
Milk and lamb prices fall further
Dairy and sheep farmers have taken a hit with falling prices in recent weeks.
Food industry continues to grow
The importance of the food industry has been emphasised at the IFEX exhibition in Belfast last week, attended by representatives of companies from Fermanagh and Tyrone.
New Farm Safety Partnership to halt fatalities
A major bid to reduce the number of farm accidents has been launched this week.
High-tech security systems highlighted at farming show
Farmers are turning to highly technical products to protect their valuables from thieves.
Work begins as Ferney named top pitch for second year
One day after receiving their IFA Championship licence, which will allow them to play in the IFA Premierhsip next season, work has begun on the two stands that will augment the Ferney Park capacity.
'Red diesel' driver did u-turn when he saw checkpoint
An 18-year-old student panicked when he saw police because he knew there was red diesel in the vehicle he was driving.
Maura Catherine Ingram, nee Foley, a much loved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, who was devoted to her family, suddenly and unexpectedly passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2012.
20-year-old who said insurance was 'too expensive' escapes ban
A 20-year-old farm labourer who candidly told police he was not insured because it was "too expensive" escaped a driving disqualification when he appeared at Fermanagh Court.
German angler wins opening match in classic
The opening match in the Waterways Ireland Classic Fishing Festival kicked off on Monday with German angler Reiner Jager catching a massive 43.250 kilos of fish from the Rossahilly section on Lower Lough Erne.
Hungry thieves target curry and bag of frozen chips
Korma blimey! Hungry thieves broke into a house in Lisnaskea to see what they could takeaway.
Member of public spots tampered with ATM
An eagle-eyed member of the public spotted something wasn't quite right with this cash machine in Enniskillen and that criminals had given it a make over.
Manslaughter plea accepted in Woods trial
A father of five's guilty plea to the unlawful killing of former Fermanagh GAA player Ciaran Woods, was accepted today (Tuesday) as he was about to go on trial for murder.
Mallards receive Championship Licence
Ballinamallard United will take their place in the Premiership next season after receiving confirmation this morning from the IFA that their application for the Championship Licence was successful.
Woman banged girl's head of stone floor
An 18-year-old woman who attacked a girl in the Erne Hospital, bouncing her head off a stone floor and kicked her in the face, has been jailed for three months.
Suspicious object warning on Boa Island Road
POLICE are warning commuters travelling on the Boa Island Road near Belleek this morning (Tuesday) to be cautious following claims of a suspicious object in the area.
