THE Ulster Unionist Party has again faced queries over mixed messages in relation to the Justice for Noah Donohoe campaign after the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council grouping opposed a Motion of support, while colleagues in a neighbouring local authority voted it through without issue. In October, Independent Councillor Eamon Keenan echoed the Donohoe family’s call […]
The only way is up for all-action influencer Abigail
IS there anything that Kesh model and social media influencer Abigail Parkinson can’t do? Recently the former Miss Northern Ireland contestant made her first cameo appearance on a TV commercial, expanded her followers on her social media platforms and clocked up 350 kilometres on a bike in Cuba as part of a charity fundraiser for […]
Respect disabled parking bays
AN Ulster Unionist member of the Council has issued a plea for the public to respect disabled parking bays. Councillor Victor Warrington raised the issue at the Environmental Services Committee meeting, telling members after the Public Realm Scheme was carried out in Enniskillen, all on-street parking enforcement became “null and void”. He said: “There are no […]
TD leads inspirational talk at Louis Leonard memorial
SINN Féin TD Matt Carthy delivered an ‘inspirational talk’ to a packed St Pat’s GAA clubhouse in Donagh on Saturday at the Louis Leonard Lecture ahead of the 50th anniversary of his death. Mr Leonard was murdered in his butcher’s shop in Derrylin on December 15, 1972. The Canon Tom Maguire Sinn Féin Cumann was […]
Christmas market to bring festive cheer to Enniskillen
THE ORGANISERS of last year’s Christmas Market in Enniskillen are bringing back the festive fun to Fermanagh’s county town this weekend. Rosie Keaney from Belleek, along with a team of enthusiastic volunteers, organised last year’s festive market at Enniskillen Castle. This year the three-day seasonal market will be held at Blue Green Yonder on the […]
Council to spend £250,000 on cost-of-living initiatives
THE cost-of-living crisis is having a huge impact across the county, but the Council has developed £250,000 in initiatives to support residents most in need of help. A Scoping Study undertaken by the Council identified that families with children, the ‘working poor’, those living with disabilities, and older people will be most adversely affected at […]
Fermanagh MLAs react to pay cut
FERMANAGH’S MLAs have had their salaries cut by a whopping £14,000. The move was made by the UK Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris, following the continued failure of MLAs to elect a speaker for the Assembly at Stormont and to form an Executive government. This deduction of earnings by 27.5 per cent means that […]
All Fermanagh & Western games are off this weekend
The decision has been taken to postpone all Fermanagh and Western games scheduled to take place this Saturday, due to the adverse weather. In a statement from the Fermanagh and Western committee, it said; Given the adverse weather conditions over the last week and forecasted conditions, following discussion with Fermanagh & Western Football League […]
General surgery move will only be ‘a sticking plaster’
WHILE local community campaign group Save Our Acute Services has cautiously welcomed comments from the Department of Health that elective surgeons could intervene in emergency situations at the SWAH in future, it has warned this will only be “a sticking plaster” to the current crisis. Cllr Donal O’Cofaigh from SOAS said Western Trust chief executive […]
Glimmer of hope in surgery campaign
THERE is a small glimmer of hope that the local community campaign to save emergency general surgery at the South West Acute Hospital is having an impact, on the back of new comments from the Department of Health to the Herald. Essentially, the Department has now confirmed to the ‘Herald that when the planned Elective […]