THE Enniskillen St Vincent de Paul conference (branch), in its annual report, has identified workers on low pay as, ‘the new poor’. The report notes: “This is something that has been noticed by many SVP workers in recent times, that many of our new clients are in full-time employment but find that they are no […]
New £60,000 play area for Drumbawn/Drumbeg
A £60,000 children’s play park which includes an ability roundabout has officially opened in the Drumbeg area in Enniskillen. Chairman of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, councillor Thomas O’Reilly, was on hand to open the new play area for the Drumbeg and Drumbawn areas in the town on Monday. The new play area, with a […]
Portora Collegiate merger faces legal challenge
Education Minister John O’Dowd’s decision to approve the plans is now to be contested at the High Court, only weeks after the amalgamation was put back a year to September 2016 due to organisational reasons.
Legacy of hope born out of Fisher family tragedy
The Fisher Foundation which was set up in 2003 by Fisher Engineering as a permanent memorial to the lives of Mark, Emma and Bertie Fisher who died following a tragic helicopter accident in 2001, has distributed over £300,000 since it was established.
Foster hits back over tourism claims
IN ONE of her last acts as Enterprise Minister the DUP’s Arlene Foster has hit back at research which states there are no standout reasons to visit Fermanagh, calling the county a “key tourism area for Northern Ireland”.
I have good relationship with GAA, insists Elliott
FERMANAGH AND SOUTH TYRONE MP Tom Elliott has wished the Fermanagh GAA team well ahead of their Ulster Championship Quarter Final with Antrim on May 31.
Men charged with attempted murder after man stabbed in late night attack
A MAN has been left fighting for his life after he was stabbed during an incident in Augher late last night (Thursday).
Oisin’s parents ‘taking each moment as it comes’
The mother of Belcoo teenager Oisin McGrath has spoken of how touching mementos created by the 13-year-old’s friends continue to help the devastated family deal with his death.
New CCTV cameras are paying their way
The new CCTV system in Enniskillen is paying its way, with footage viewed by police 149 times last year and over half of clips usable as evidence.