County Fermanagh
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Area | 1851 |
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Population | 62,527 (2013) |
Population (est. 2011) | 61,805 |
Capital | Enniskillen |
Points of interest | Marble Arch Caves |
Lough Erne | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 568416 |
About County Fermanagh
County Fermanagh is one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland and one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. The county covers an area of 1,691 km² and has a population of 61,805 as of 2011. Enniskillen is the county town and largest in both size and population.
Charlie's Bar, Fermanagh, 'blown away' by Christmas ad response
... Charlie s Bar in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, posted a video on Saturday and it has already racked up millions of views on social media...
Chuck Feeney: Entrepreneur and philanthropist dies
... The philanthropist traced his family history back to County Fermanagh, where his grandmother was brought up close to the village of Kinawley...
Daniel Allen pleads guilty to killing Gossett family in house fire
...By Julian FowlerBBC News NI south-west reporterA man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing four members of the same family in County Fermanagh...
Timeline: Why is America so interested in Northern Ireland?
... He addresses a gathering at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast ahead of the G8 summit in County Fermanagh...
NI licensing laws: No more supermarket points for alcohol sales
... Una Burns, who manages Charlie s Bar in Enniskillen in County Fermanagh, said it was a disappointing move...
St Patrick's Day: Thousands gather for events in NI
... Celebrations kicked off in County Fermanagh on Thursday night with the inaugural St Patrick s Eve flotilla...
Timeline of dissident republican activity
... August 2019A bomb explodes near Wattlebridge in County Fermanagh, on Monday 19 August...
New Year Honours 2023: Pat Jennings, Dara McAnulty and John Bennett on NI list
... " Full list of Northern Ireland recipients of New Year HonoursCommanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)Dr Graham Harold Gudgin, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire - for services to economic development in Northern IrelandMaria Teresa Jennings, Castlewellan, County Down, director, regulatory compliance, people and Northern Ireland, Food Standards Agency - for services to public healthPatrick Anthony Jennings OBE, Brickendon, Hertfordshire - for services to association football and to charity in Northern IrelandSamuel David Pollock OBE, Antrim, County Antrim - for public service in Northern IrelandOfficers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)Dr John Edmund Stannard, Belfast, legal academic, Queen s University Belfast - for services to legal educationNicola Louise Bailey, London - for services to healthcare in Northern IrelandBrian Baird, Newtownards, County Down, lately board member of Invest NI - for services to economic development in Northern IrelandMichael Thomas Bell, Holywood, County Down, executive director, Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association Ltd - for services to the food and drink industry and to the economy in Northern IrelandJoseph Patrick Breen, Ballycastle, County Antrim, lately senior scientific officer, Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - for services to marine science and to environmental protectionProf Francis Casey, Carryduff, County Down, consultant paediatric cardiologist - for services to healthcare in Northern IrelandVictor James Boyd Chestnutt, Bushmills, County Antrim, lately president, Ulster Farmers Union - for services to agricultureDr Jennifer Elliott, Londonderry - for services to the arts in Northern IrelandSteven McCourt, Larne, County Antrim, head of reducing reoffending, resettlement and rehabilitation, Department of Justice - for public serviceJohn Gordon Miligan, Newtownards, County Down - for services to business and human resource management in Northern IrelandTrevor Dale Robinson, Portadown, County Armagh, lately principal, Lurgan College, County Armagh - for services to educationDeborah Elizabeth Watters, Belfast, co-director, Northern Ireland Alternative - for public serviceMembers of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)Dr Roy Robert Anderson, Belfast - for services to science and natureSandra Hazel Bailie, County Down - for services to bowlsWilliam John Gaston Bennett, Belfast - for services to radio and television broadcasting in Northern IrelandSandra Best, Lisburn, County Down, volunteer and trustee, Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Foundation - for voluntary serviceStephen John Bleakley, Fivemiletown, County Tyrone - for services to libraries and to the community in Fermanagh, Omagh and FivemiletownKenneth Sydney Brundle, Killinchy, County Down - for services to business, to economic development and to the charitable sector in Northern IrelandGeorge Crawford Bell, Carryduff, County Down - for services to the music industry in Northern IrelandDr Anne Campbell, Belfast, reader, Queen s University Belfast - for services to drug policy and practiceSusan Shirley Cunningham, Belfast, lately president, North of Ireland Veterinary Association - for services to the veterinary profession in Northern IrelandJacqueline Dixon, Ballyrobert, County Antrim, chief executive, Antrim and Newtownabbey Council - for services to local government and to the community in Northern IrelandEileen Lilian Mary Donnelly, Dungannon, County Tyrone, board of governors, the Integrated College, Dungannon - for services to education in Northern IrelandLorraine Foster, Lisburn, County Antrim - for services to people with learning disabilities in LisburnBrian Jozef Grzymek, Holywood, County Down, lately deputy director, Department of Justice - for public and voluntary service in Northern IrelandKathleen Margaret Joy Guthrie, Hillsborough, County Down - for services to the Reserve Forces and to the veteran community in Northern IrelandThe Reverend Matthew Henry Hagan, Coalisland, County Tyrone, chaplain, Southern Area Hospice and Rector of Tynan, Aghavilly and Middletown parishes, County Armagh - for services to hospice healthcare and to the community in Northern IrelandProfessor Anne Heaslett, Limavady, County Londonderry, lately principal, Stranmillis University College - for services to educationPeter Desmond Jack, Limavady, County Londonderry - for services to endurance sport and charity in Northern IrelandRabbi David Michael Kale, Belfast, faith leader, Belfast Synagogue - for services to the Jewish community in Northern IrelandSamuel James Kee, Bready, County Tyrone, community development worker - for services to the community in County LondonderryGavin Joseph Killeen DL Londonderry, managing director, Nuprint Technologies Ltd - for services to further education in Northern IrelandRobert Leckey, County Armagh - for services to education in County DownDr Alison Florence Livingstone, Randalstown, County Antrim, paediatrician, Northern Health and Social Care Trust - for services to safeguarding children in Northern IrelandPeter Anthony McBride, Omagh, County Tyrone - for services to the economy and to the community in County TyroneKatrina McDonnell, Belfast, founder, Homeless Period Belfast - for services to women s healthPatrick Joseph McGurn, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh - for services to the community in County Fermanagh and TyroneProf Sonja Jayne McIlfatrick, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, dean of the Ulster Doctoral College and professor of nursing and palliative care, Ulster University - for services to higher education and public healthWilliam Oliver, Castlerock, County Londonderry - for services to education, to business and to charities in County LondonderryGail Redmond, Carrickfergus, County Antrim - for services to association football in Northern IrelandAndrew Peter Saunders, Dromore, County Down, lately chair, Southern Regional College, County Armagh and County Down - for services to the further education sector in Northern IrelandProf Michael Gordon Scott, Ballymena, County Antrim, director, Medicines Optimisation Innovation Centre - for services to pharmacy in Northern IrelandJohn Stewart, Katesbridge, County Down, district chairman, Royal British Legion Northern Ireland - for services to veteransProf Ursula Margaret Waite, County Armagh - for services to the agri-food industry and to the economy in Northern IrelandJoseph Norman Wilson, Cookstown, County Tyrone - for services to business and to the community in Northern IrelandSamuel Godfrey Young, Omagh, County Tyrone - for services to social work and to educationMedallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)Stephen Burns, Ballymena, County Antrim, road sweeper, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council - for services to the community in PortglenoneChristopher Robert David Cuddy, Dungannon, County Tyrone - for voluntary service to the community in Northern IrelandPeter Anthony Dolan, Omagh, County Tyrone, founder, Enda Dolan Foundation - for services to justice and to young people in Northern IrelandJahswill Rohi Alexander Emmanuel, Belfast, founder, Multi-Ethnic Sports and Cultures Northern Ireland - for services to the community in Northern IrelandJulie Gough, Bangor, County Down - for services to midwifery in Northern IrelandLynn Green, Seaforde, County Down - for services to emergency nursing in Northern IrelandRaye Elizabeth Greenaway, Portadown, County Armagh - for services to young people in Northern Ireland through the Boys BrigadeDerek Richard Greenaway, Portadown, County Armagh - for services to young people in Northern Ireland through the Boys BrigadeWilliam John Hutchinson, Newtownabbey, County Antrim, volunteer driver, Belfast City Hospital - for services to Healthcare in Northern IrelandCatherine Georgina Johnston - for services to Save The Children and to the community in BelfastWilliam Iain Kennedy, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, director, Aisling Counselling Centre, and coach, Enniskillen Royal Boat Club - for voluntary service to the community in County FermanaghDara Seamus McAnulty, Annalong, County Down - for services to the environment and to people with autism spectrum disorderWinifred McConnell, Crumlin, County Antrim, registrar, Belfast City Council - for services to local overnmentgPatrick Joseph McTeague, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, food technology technician, Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - for public and voluntary serviceJames McVicar Morrison, Ballymena, County Antrim - for services to Agriculture in Northern IrelandAnthony Oliver Morrison, Ballymoney, County Antrim - for voluntary services to the community in Northern IrelandMichelle Veronica Mullan, Antrim, County Antrim...
Timeline: Why is America so interested in Northern Ireland?
By Matt FoxBBC News NI
On Tuesday night US President Joe Biden will fly into Northern Ireland for an official visit.
He will be The Fourth sitting US president to visit, following Bill Clinton , George W Bush and Barack Obama .
Recent negotiations over have been a matter of great interest in Washington.
But why would the United States have such a vested interest?
Peace, that's why.
During The Height of, US policy was somewhat on The Fence when it came to Northern Ireland .
Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan approached the issue sympathetically but mostly indirectly.
Things changed in 1992 when Mr Clinton pledged his allegiance to not only the US but Northern Ireland too.
With and President Biden's visit to The Island to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday peace agreement, there remains a keen interest from America.
Here's a look back at that special relationship.
August 1977President Carter issues a statement supporting the establishment of a form of government in Northern Ireland but says his administration has " no intention of telling the parties how this might be achieved".
" The only permanent solution will come from The People who live there. There are no solutions that outsiders can impose, " he says.
1979Speaker of The House of Representatives, Thomas " Tip" O'Neill, publicly supports a ban on American arms sales to Northern Ireland 's police service The Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC).
The UK had initially ordered 3,000 Magnum handguns and 500 semi-automatic rifles.
As a member of a group of pro-Irish unity American politicians, known as " The Four horsemen" O'Neill hopes the ban will prompt Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to resolve The Conflict .
Despite a personal appeal from the Prime Minister when they meet in December, Mr Carter is unable to tackle Congress on the issue, with government papers later revealing he had pleaded with Mr O'Neill at Mrs Thatcher's request.
1980In May Mr O'Neill meets UK Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington and claims that his ban has been misinterpreted.
He suggests any arms deals with The Ruc will benefit The Ira as its supporters will stir up publicity for fundraising, in turn deepening The Conflict .
President-elect Ronald Reagan expresses his own thoughts on the arms ban, saying: " The US cannot interfere or intervene but if there is any way we can be helpful we would be More Than eager because I think it is a very tragic situation. "
1981In June Mr Reagan says The Situation in Northern Ireland " really bothers" him and he would give " serious thought" to intervening.
The Following month Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister ) Garret Fitzgerald writes to Mr Reagan to ask for help preventing the death of Irish republican hunger striker Kieran Doherty .
Mr Reagan ultimately refuses to intervene but expresses his sorrow, adding his own personal feelings " are well known to The British government".
1983The US Congress passes a resolution in support of the New Ireland Forum and a united Ireland.
1985The UK and Irish governments seek the assistance of America in endorsing the. It gives The Republic of Ireland a consultative role in Northern Ireland for the First Time .
Mr Reagan obliges and publicly praises the initiative.
March 1986The House of Representatives unanimously votes to grant Northern Ireland a five-year $250m aid package.
1987-1994Diversity Immigrant Visas are launched by the US, benefitting More Than 52,000 Irish immigrants and strengthening ties between Dublin and Washington.
1992-1993Presidential hopeful Bill Clinton pledges A Number of commitments on Ireland during his election campaign, indicating he would support The Appointment of a special envoy to Northern Ireland .
In September 1993 The Ira observes a seven-day ceasefire to allow a group of prominent Irish-Americans to complete a fact-finding mission in Ireland, signalling a willingness to engage in The Peace process.
1994In January President Bill Clinton .
The decision is made against the advice of the UK government.
Later in the year The Ira 's leadership council indicates it Will Call a ceasefire but Only If republican Joe Cahill is granted a visa to enter the US and address The Group 's supporters there.
Due to his serious criminal record it takes The Intervention of President Clinton to authorise the document.
1995President Clinton appoints former senator George Mitchell as the inaugural US special envoy to Northern Ireland .
He would later prove hugely influential in securing the.
In March Mr Adams applies for another US visa, This Time to engage in fundraising activities.
The UK government's Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Patrick Mayhew and Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd travel to the US, presenting their opposition.
The Visa is granted, a decision that is said to infuriate Prime Minister John Major .
During his visit Mr Adams visits a newly-opened Sinn Féin office in Washington Dc .
He is also received at the White House on St Patrick's Day after agreeing to place decommissioning of weapons on The Agenda for any further talks with the UK.
In November Mr Clinton travels to Belfast and Londonderry, becoming The First US president to visit Northern Ireland .
He is greeted by Protestants and Catholics in what is seen as a symbolic moment of The Peace process.
1996-1997While initially intended as an economic envoy for Northern Ireland , George Mitchell takes a hands-on approach at The Request of The British and Irish governments.
In a January 1996 report about weapons decommissioning the " Mitchell principles" are outlined - Six fundamental rules on which negotiations should be based.
They include a commitment to democratic and peaceful means of resolving political issues and the total disarmament of all paramilitary organisations.
April 1998The Good Friday Agreement is signed, The Talks process having been chaired by.
His skill in brokering the agreement, much of it done In Secret , earns him a reputation as a shrewd negotiator and someone who can be trusted by both sides.
The agreement sets up a new devolved government for Northern Ireland , in which unionists and nationalists will share power and outlines international agreements between the UK and Irish governments.
September 1998President Clinton addresses The People of Omagh, County Tyrone , Two Weeks after kills 29 people.
" We will work to build this peace, to make it a place where children can dream, to redeem The Loss of innocents from the madness of people who must fail so that your life can Go On , " he says.
September 1999Mr Mitchell returns to Northern Ireland , leading new negotiations on IRA disarmament and the establishment of a functioning assembly at Stormont.
The Trip is a successful one, with parties returning to government by November.
December 2000President Clinton makes a swansong visit to Ireland as he.
His trip concludes with a keynote address at The Odyssey Arena in Belfast, where he tells The Crowd how " profoundly important peace in Northern Ireland is to the rest of the world".
" I think you know that I have loved this land and love The Work I have tried to do for peace, " he adds.
2001Newly-elected President George W Bush calls on The Ira to disarm.
As tensions worsen during the in Belfast where hundreds of loyalist protesters tried to block the route taken by pupils and their parents, who were from a Catholic background, on their walk to school, Mr Bush dispatches a new special envoy Dr Richard Haass to help diffuse The Situation .
The newly-formed Police Service of Northern Ireland is invited to train alongside The Fbi .
2002The US names five paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland as illegal organisations: the Continuity IRA, the Loyalist Volunteer Force , the Orange Volunteers, the Red Hand Defenders and the Ulster Defence Association.
2003In April President Bush makes his first visit to Northern Ireland , calling for a " complete and irrevocable" end to paramilitary activity.
He meets Mr Blair and his Irish counterpart Mr Ahern at Hillsborough Castle in County Down .
Mitchell Reiss is appointed special envoy to Northern Ireland , serving until 2007.
2007Paula Dobriansky is appointed special envoy to Northern Ireland . She holds The Post until 2009.
2009Irish-born Declan Kelly is appointed as economic envoy to Northern Ireland by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton .
Mr Kelly says that his role will be " confined to economic matters only and he would have no political function".
2013President Barack Obama makes his first official visit to Northern Ireland .
He addresses a gathering at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast ahead of the G8 summit in County Fermanagh .
He says Northern Ireland is " part of an island with which tens of millions of Americans share an eternal relationship".
" If there's one thing on which Democrats and Republicans In America wholeheartedly agree it's that we strongly support a peaceful and prosperous Northern Ireland . "
Later that year, with Stormont in deadlock, Dr Haass returns to Northern Ireland and says he will leave " no stone unturned" in an effort to reach an agreement with The Five main parties before Christmas.
Months of talks but Dr Haass says " significant progress" has been made.
2014With The Position laying vacant for three years, Gary Hart becomes The Second former senator to take on The Role of US envoy to Northern Ireland , serving until 2017.
2016In June the UK votes to leave the European Union , sparking The Beginning of years of negotiations about how Northern Ireland 's land border with The Republic of Ireland, and therefore the EU, will operate.
Meanwhile presidential hopeful Donald Trump hails the Brexit vote as " a great victory" telling The Bbc that the result was " a fantastic thing".
In November Donald Trump is elected as the 45th president of the United States , and from Stormont politicians.
2017Upon hearing of Mr Trump's intention to abolish the special envoy role, Gary Hart says it would be " a sad, even tragic decision".
He tells the Irish Times The Move " fits into a Trump pattern" and was " part of a much larger picture of disengagement internationally".
2019In June Mr Trump makes his first visit to The Republic of Ireland as US president and says the issue of the Irish border post-Brexit will " not be a problem at all".
During a press conference with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar , he says Americans " love the Irish" and that he believes things will Work Out well " with your wall, your border".
2020In March 2020 President Trump appoints Mick Mulvaney as the special envoy for Northern Ireland .
He visits once before his resignation in January 2021 following.
2021During talks with Prime Minster Boris Johnson in September, new US President Joe Biden warns that as a result of complications caused by Brexit.
He says he has concerns about the Irish border as concerns continue over the Northern Ireland Protocol, a trading arrangement negotiated during Brexit talks to prevent a hard border with Ireland.
2022In September the White House warns that dismantling the Northern Ireland Protocol will " not create a conducive environment" for US-UK trade talks.
Mr Biden repeatedly urges the UK not to take any action that could potentially create a hard Irish border.
In December Joe Kennedy III, something he describes as " an incredible honour".
The US State Department says he will concentrate on " advancing Economic Development and investment opportunities in Northern Ireland ".
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