AFTER almost 9,000 revellers enjoyed Fermanagh’s first ice rink this summer, with visitors coming from as far away as Cork, the Share Discovery Village is working to bring the attraction back again this year. While the popular Lisnaskea holiday and activity centre is busy preparing for a busy spring and summer season ahead, with an open […]
Fermanagh company taking the fight against Covid ‘to infinity and beyond’
A FERMANAGH company, which produces a revolutionary Covid-fighting disinfectant, said it is taking the fight against virus “to infinity and beyond.” Neville McElwaine, of McElwaine Technical Services (MTS) in Lisnaskea, was speaking after the company announce a major £150,000 investment which will makes its products, which include the highly popular disinfectant Optizan, fully complaint with new European regulations. Many products are […]
Motorists urged to keep checking MOT site for bookings
WITH the MOT backlog continuing, Fermanagh motorists are being urged to keep checking for cancellations, with the DVA confirming it will not be giving tax exemptions to those with expired certificates. Despite capacity being increased at all centres, local drivers are still facing delays of around four months on average when they attempt to book a test at […]
‘Our roads are like race tracks’
HUNDREDS of Belcoo residents have called for urgent action to help reduce speeding traffic in the village, where they say “the roads are like race tracks.” With fears growing someone may be seriously hurt of worse, last month a group of concerned locals launched a petition on change.org calling for traffic calming measures around St Columban’s […]
Women’s Aid enlisting dentists in fight against domestic abuse
FOLLOWING on from its successful training courses with other local professionals, Fermanagh Women’s Aid (FWA) is running a training session for dental surgeries this week. Any dentists in the area who have not yet signed up have been urged to get in touch and take part in the training, which takes place this Friday, February 28, and […]
Priest calls on nationalists to follow example of black Americans in upcoming election
A FERMANAGH priest, who has been helping shape Irish American politics for decades, is calling on nationalist and republican voters in the county to come together and “follow the example of black Americans” when voting in the upcoming Assembly elections. Fr Sean McManus, who hails from Clonliff in Kinawley, is the founder and president of the highly-influencial […]
Rates protest held outside Enniskillen Townhall
PROTEST was held outside Enniskillen Townhall at the weekend in protest against the recent rates hike and what has been branded “censorship” in the local Council chamber. Last week, Fermanagh and Omagh councillors voted 23 to 10 to raise the local domestic rate by 2.72 percent this year. During the special meeting, bitter exchanges broke […]
Transform local police station into ‘Enniskillen’s Ebrington’ – Dunbar
ENNISKILLEN actor Adrian Dunbar has called for the town’s police station to be transformed into a tourist attraction akin to Ebrington in Derry. Speaking on Eamon Mallie’s ‘Face to Face’, which was due to air on ITV last night (Tuesday), Mr Dunbar called for the Queen Street station, to be converted into a public space […]
Every GP practice at risk of collapsing
EVERY GP practice in Fermanagh is currently “vulnerable to a possible collapse”, with the dire situation facing local general practice only set to worsen in the months ahead. That is the stark message from Dr Paul Bradley, chairman of the South West GP Federation which represents doctors in the Fermanagh and Omagh area, who has warned urgent “action is needed now to […]
Baby boom at SWAH as mothers opt to travel to Enniskillen for births
AS CONCERNS persist over the staffing crisis as the SWAH’s neonatal unit, there is some good news at it is revealed birth rates at the hospital are soaring. With the hospital’s neonatal unit currently only providing an emergency and stabilisation service for sick and pre-term babies, with its specialist cot capacity reduced from six to […]