TEDx is coming to Fermanagh!


BEST-selling author, Emma Weaver, is on a mission to showcase what her home county of Fermanagh has to offer on a global level by bringing the prestigious TEDx stage to the Ardhowen Theatre for the first time ever. The Enniskillen-based author and founder of Mental Wealth International has organised a line-up of local and international […]


Novena of Hope will remember and thank frontline workers


THE Novena of Hope is set to return at The Graan Monastery on March 5 with the theme of the services centering on thanksgiving and remembering the frontline workers and those who have lost their lives as a result of Covid-19, while celebrating the life of St Charles of Mount Argus. The Novena of Hope, […]


Local woman forced to SORN vehicle


AN Enniskillen woman has raised concerns over the DVA’s decision to not offer tax exemptions to those with expired certificates. The individual, who did not want to be identified told this paper that she has been left with “no other option” but to SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification) her vehicle at the end of the […]


Residents stranded after major flood destruction


BOHO residents have been left “outraged” once again, after Infrastructure Minister, Nichola Mallon, stated that costs for a flood alleviation scheme, proposed by the local public, would “far outweigh” any benefits for the area despite the latest scenes of destruction caused by Storm Franklin. Charlene Maguire who lives with her family on the Aghaherrish Road, […]


McBrien’s Newsagents continues to put Lisnaskea on the map!


IT’S been said that for a community to be whole and healthy, it must be based on people’s love and concern for each other, and that’s exactly the driving force behind McBrien’s Newsagents in Lisnaskea, and the essence of what it has offered its loyal and dedicated customers for almost 54 years. With a reputation […]


Trust stresses safety top priority as neonatal faces staffing strain


THE WESTERN Trust has once again moved to reassure the local public it is doing all it can to restore the neonatal service at SWAH, launching an international recruitment campaign and setting up a project board to tackle the issue. Speaking at a media briefing yesterday (Wednesday), Deirdre Mahon, director of women and children’s services at […]