The scheme will hopefully reduce the number of SWAH ED patients coming from local care homes.
Lisnaskea part of £25 million Rural Housing package
LISNASKEA is set to benefit from a Rural Housing Association investment programme in new homes across Northern Ireland. After agreeing to a new £25m funding package with Danske Bank, the new structured loan facility will be used by the Rural Housing Association to fund ongoing investment, including the development of around 300 new properties over seven […]
Clogher bishops call for peace in Christmas message
“As we move into an unknown, uncertain, and unpredictable New Year, peace is the gift that we most need.”
Irvinestown man jailed for abuse of disabled woman
The judge said the case was “one of the most egregious cases of mistreatment I have ever seen.”
Donnelly excited for McKenna Cup campaign
FERMANAGH GAA manager Kieran Donnelly says there’s an ‘excitement’ in the Erne squad after the draw for the upcoming Dr McKenna Cup campaign was made last week. The Fermanagh men have been drawn in ‘Section C’ of the subsidiary competition, where they’ll face Antrim and Monaghan. To read more on this story see this week’s […]
Enniskillen takeaway shows true Christmas spirit
The kebab shop on Forthill Street has been offering free meals to the homeless and those in need at Christmas for the last seven years.
Waits twice as long for some local patients
WITH patients currently facing long waits across the North’s health service, due to severe winter pressures, here in Fermanagh some patients are waiting twice as long as everyone else, due to the current situation at the SWAH. Since the withdrawal of emergency general surgery (EGS) from the Enniskillen hospital local patients assessed as requiring urgent surgery […]
Cross-border support for A4 road upgrade
A LEITRIM County Councillor is pushing to reform an inter-county lobby group to help upgrade the A4 from Belcoo to Enniskillen. Fine Gael Councillor for Manorhamilton, Seán McDermott, is putting a motion to Leitrim County Council to bring back the ‘N16/A4 Cross-County Lobby Group’, which includes Fermanagh, Cavan, Leitrim and Sligo. It was first set up in […]
GALLERY: Glitz and glamour at the St Michael’s Formal
There was plenty of glitz and glamour on display as Year 14s at St Michael’s College in Enniskillen celebrated their Formal in style. To read more on this story see this week’s Fermanagh Herald. Can’t get to the shop to collect your copy? No problem! You can download a copy straight to your device by […]
Super-fan Sheeran gatecrashes McKenna’s interview
SINGING SENSATION Ed Sheeran interrupted Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna’s post-match interview last week to give the Coa man a hearty congratulatory hug after their win over Watford in the Championship. Ipswich Town beat the Hornets 2-1 last Tuesday night, bringing McKenna’s team to the top of the Championship, making it his fourth win in a […]