A WOMAN was injured in Derrygonnelly at the weekend when she disturbed a man attempting to burgle her garage. The Derrygonnelly incident was one of several in a weekend of crime across Fermanagh, that included burglaries in Kesh and Belle Isle, and the dramatic theft of a cash machine in Irvinestown. Shortly before 11pm on […]
Load of rubbish: International anglers faced with mess
FERMANAGH’S lakelands are renowned for their beauty, but walk along the Queen Elizabeth Road and you’ll see something completely different. Just off one of the busiest roads in the town you’ll come across unsightly rubbish has strewn along the river bank of the Erne. Approaching the tourism season and annual fishing competition on the Erne […]
UNVEILED: AMBITIOUS NEW CINEMA COMPLEX
THE first look at the major multi-million pounds leisure complex planned for Enniskillen which is set to bring hundreds of jobs and new business to the county town has received mixed reactions. At a public consultation yesterday (Tuesday) in Enniskillen Library, some members of the local business community were there to voice their objections and […]
Uncertain future for Dublin bus service as Brexit deadlock goes on
“Ultimately, if passport checks come in, it would mean a delay in services crossing the border, similar to what occurred in the past.”
‘People power’ call to save stroke unit
The long-awaited Reshaping Stroke Services report has been released.
Poll claims Fermanagh people don’t want united Ireland
THERE IS less support for a united Ireland in Fermanagh than in any other part of the North, according to a new poll. In fact, the surprising the results of the Irish Times poll show more people in the Fermanagh and Tyrone district are against a unity referendum than in the overall Protestant community in […]
Popular parish priest ‘on mend’ in hospital
THERE have been prayers and well-wishes for a local parish priest who is recovering in hospital after falling ill last week. There was great concern for Fr Maurice McMorrow PP in his parish of Killesher and Kinawley at the weekend when news emerged he had taken ill. The Herald has since been assured that, after […]
Teachers’ target practice …all in a good cause!
TEACHERS at St Kevin’s College were the target as kind hearted Aoife O’Donnell raised funds for the Paediatric Diabetic Unit at SWAH. Year 9 pupil Aoife O’Donnell organised a very successful ‘Soak the Teacher’ event on Thursday lunchtime. 13-year-old Aoife was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in April 2017. Since then, she has received […]
Herald readers get behind plans for leisure development
PUBLIC opinion is to be sought on the development of a new multi-million pound cinema and leisure complex in Enniskillen. The complex which is expected to bring a five screen cinema, garden centre, coffee shop restaurant and other leisure outlets to Enniskillen is planned to be located on the old Unipork site, off the Cornagrade […]