“Unfortunately, we are not going to be able to change their position on this.”
Quinn bosses lay it on line for Brexit secretary
Agreement with backstop needs to go through urgently, Barclay told
Father accused of stealing luxury car and raiding boat
Mr Justice McAlinden granted bail on condition that he seeks medical help for related alcohol issues.
Massive pig plant planned for site on edge of Derrylin
‘We don’t know why they want to build it so close to the town, with the health effects it will have residents and so on’
New lease of life for one of town’s finest buildings
THOSE driving or walking along the Queen Elizabeth Road in Enniskillen may have noticed a distinguished Edwardian era building which has for years been hidden away behind overgrown bushes and trees. The Enniskillen Parish Community Centre, which had deteriorated over the years was practically invisible behind the ageing, evergreen trees and burgeoning shrubbery on the […]
Kevin’s road to recovery from brain injury after fall
A YOUNG man is working to raise awareness of brain injuries after his life was changed instantly following a tragic accident. Twenty-year-old Kevin Fee from Tempo, was studying in Belfast when he fell down a flight of stairs, and was left with a serious brain injury which resulted in him having to learn how to […]
Cancer nurse’s career is true vocation
OVER the past 30 years Ruth Keys has seen a lot of changes, but one thing that has remained constant has been her work as a Marie Curie nurse. “Although the world around me has changed over the years, my goal as a nurse hasn’t changed – it’s the patients’ needs that matter and I […]
County foodbanks struggling to meet the surge in demand
STARK statistics outline a 159 per cent increase in foodbank usage in Fermanagh over a twelve month period. According to the Trussell Trust over one thousand people relied on a County Fermanagh foodbank between April 2018 and March 2019. During the same period the charity provided 36,783 three day emergency food supplies to people in […]
Advisers’ quit Trust project linked to ‘gagging orders’
TWO of the Fermanagh ‘experts by experience’ who were assisting the Western Trust have stepped down after being asked to sign what have been called “gagging orders”. As part of the Pathfinder community engagement project, which was set up by the Trust last year with the promise of improving local services, seven members of the […]
Minister says he’ll pray for hatchet thieves
A NUMBER of items ‘of immense personal value’ have been stolen from a church in Irvinestown by thieves armed with a hatchet. A 50” LG TV, with an estimated value of £1,200, and two silver communion plates were stolen from the Irvinestown Presbyterian Church on Mill Street. The silver communion plates had been presented to […]