“I’m sorry about this, I’m mystified. It was created out of Fermanagh County Council and later merged with Omagh District Council in April 2015 under local government reorganisation to become Fermanagh and Omagh District Council. The borders of the district were very similar to those of the traditional County Fermanagh, containing all of that county plus a small section of County Tyrone in the Dromore Road and Kilskeery Road areas. First Count: Jack Leahy (UU) 1,242 John Joseph McCusker (Unity) 1,212 Thomas Murray (Ind) 986 DUP Omagh town Councillor and FODC DUP group leader, Errol Thompson said, “I am glad that the Local Government Commissioner has now opened up an investigation into Cllr McCann and Cllr Swift over the proposal to support Liam Campbell. Maybe we can hear some sort of explanation,” said Mr McCaffrey. “We do support looking into potential for fracking in the area. On July 30 at a shadow council meeting Sinn Fein councillor Brian McCaffrey stated that DUP men Keith Elliott and Paul Robinson supported a motion opposed to shale gas exploration, but at the full council meeting on August 4 abstained along with party colleague Bert Johnston. Receive quality journalism wherever you are, on any device. North Antrim MP Ian Paisley has called on nationalist and republican parties to take a new approach towards the centenary of Northern Ireland. New council Sinn Féin emerged as the largest party with seventeen seats, eight ahead of the Ulster Unionist Party and four seats away from overall control. The Executive has today announced a Covid support scheme for travel At that stage it was just a test hole, everyone is on about fracking, but there’s no fracking taking place at Belcoo. 1989 Results: 1985 Results: Votes by Party: UUP: 12,043 (39.9%), 10 councillors DUP: 2,582 (8.6%), 2 councillors Did they get slapped down for their views four days previous?”. from Monday 15 March. The Facebook page for the DUP in Fermanagh & South Tyrone. The Transparency Notice signals the release of the £500m to improve rural 4G coverage➡️https://t.co/v5mBUjeL5l pic.twitter.com/5KSu0whycL. at risk. Thank you Councillor Farrell, and we look forward to having your support in the weeks ahead”. First Minister Arlene Foster officially announced that the Erne North councillor was now a member of the DUP, on Monday night. DUP, UUP and SDLP councillors have walked out of a council meeting in Fermanagh after the council's Sinn Féin chairman refused to withdraw comments he made about the Enniskillen bomb. A DUP councillor from Fermanagh has admitted drink-driving and been disqualified for 12 months. I am even more delighted that Raymond is fully supporting the DUP election campaign in Fermanagh and South Tyrone. Current council members District electoral area Name Party Armagh Jackie Donnelly Sinn Féin: Garath Keating Sinn Féin: Grainne O'Neill † SDLP: Thomas O'Hanlon SDLP: Sam Nicholson UUP: Darren McNally Sinn Féin: Banbridge Glenn Barr UUP: Ian Burns UUP: Paul Greenfield DUP: Kevin Savage Sinn Féin: Jill Macauley UUP: Junior McCrum DUP: Brian Pope Alliance: Craigavon Antrim Civic Centre, 50 Stiles Way, Antrim, BT41 2UB. You can click on any councillor’s name below for further information, including their contact details. “I think the problem is four days previous the councillors voted against boreholes then four days later they abstained. The Fermanagh and Omagh District Council has been established as one of the eleven new councils introduced via the Local Government Reform Programme. former newspaper editor Roy Greenslade was privy to sensitive On July 30 at a shadow council meeting Sinn Fein councillor Brian McCaffrey stated that DUP men Keith Elliott and Paul Robinson supported a motion opposed to shale gas exploration, but at the full council meeting on August 4 abstained along with party colleague Bert Johnston.