Fermanagh’s Oscar hopeful: Huge coup for producer Brian SDLP names Westminster candidate: John Coyle was selected as SDLP Fermanagh and South Tyrone Westminster candidate at its selection convention in Enniskillen on Sunday evening. Currently a councillor for Erne North , John Coyle said he was honoured to be chosen.

Minister who played rugby for Ulster dies: Popular clergyman Canon Alfred Stanley O’Connor, who lived and served in Fermanagh for many years, passed away peacefully aged 94. He was a gifted preacher during many years as an ordained minister in the Church of Ireland.

Don’t blame Stormont: it’s never their fault: I tell you who isn’t to blame. The thousands and thousands of folk in Fermanagh and Tyrone who have had to go out and boil snow to get some water, or drive in horrendously icy roads to get some bottled water to drink. Or carry buckets of water from a nearby stream, if they’re lucky enough to have a stream nearby.

That difficult second series: The concept of the ‘difficult second album’ is widely known in the musical world; pity then writer Chris Chibnall’s task in producing a second series of last year’s most talked about drama, Broadchurch. This series (Mondays, ITV, 9pm) was always going to be a tricky manoeuvre.

Portora ready for Schools’ Cup test: Portora start their Schools’ Cup campaign with a home tie against Banbridge on Saturday, and they are confident they can reverse the defeat they suffered against their cup opponents earlier in the season. Head of rugby Rhys Botha reckons his team will not be adversely affected by that defeat.

Changes to top table at BKYL: The BKYL AGM took place on Tuesday night and there has been changes to both the composition and the make up of the league’s Management Committee with Rory Lynch named as the new BKYL Chairman.

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