National award for spreading kindness far and wide


AN inspiring charity project, which started in Fermanagh before spreading across the North and far beyond, has won a major national award. The Kindness Postbox, set up by Enniskillen woman Nuala O’Toole during the pandemic to link schoolchildren with isolated care-home residents, was named runner-up in the Ireland section at the Creative Lives Awards in Leeds last […]

Wendy’s in the money with £75,000 ‘Cashcall’


A DERRYLIN woman is in the money after scooping £75,000 on Downtown Radio’s Cashcall. Wendy Patton had entered the popular competition online but not in her wildest dreams did she expect to get on air – let alone win. Throughout the week, Downtown Radio tell listeners what the amount they are giving away for Cashcall so […]

Irvinestown man working with his heroes Horslips


WHEN Fermanagh man Cormac O’Kane was asked to remaster all of Horslips’ music, he jumped at the chance, but it was no easy feat. For the past two years, Cormac, who is originally from Irvinestown, has been working on the huge remastering project at his Redbox Recording studio in Belfast. Now completed and called ‘More Than You […]

Fermanagh’s Community Transport on the brink


FERMANAGH Community Transport – which provides a vital link to residents right around the county – could collapse as early as next month. That’s the stark warning from Fermanagh Community Transport (FCT) manager, Jason Donaghy following the news the Department for Infrastructure have so far only guaranteed an extra month’s funding. He has warned if further funding can […]

Poor road markings ‘an accident waiting to happen’


A FERMANAGH driving instructor believes it’s ‘a miracle’ that there hasn’t been ‘a major accident’ in Enniskillen due to the faded road markings. Through the town, there is an increasing issue with the ‘yellow boxes’, with the lines marking out the junction box appearing so faint that it is nearly impossible to distinguish on the road […]

Fermanagh on verge of serious childcare crisis


A CHILDCARE business owner in Fermanagh has called for urgent support to help the struggling sector, which she says is in crisis. Clare Maguire owns Burrendale Day Nursery in Enniskillen and revealed the desperate state of the local industry. “My light and heating costs have gone up from £9,000 to £25,000 in one year. My […]

Enniskillen Workhouse re-opens after £2.3m revamp


THE OFFICIAL opening of the new-look Enniskillen Workhouse was seen as a hugely important moment for the community last week. The doors opened up following a £2.3million investment from the National Lottery to restore the building into a museum showcasing the history and works of the building over the years dating back from when it […]

Local house prices going up despite interest rate rise


THE average house price in Northern Ireland has grown by 5.7 per cent to reach an average of £185,009 despite a rise in interest rates, a new report has revealed. That left the North with the strongest annual growth of 12 UK regions, according to research from lender Halifax. Across the UK as a whole, annual house […]