EDDIE Roofe has put his own pain, grief and suffering to one side in order to try and help others deal with the heartache and misery that comes as a result of a stillbirth. In 2019, Eddie and Emma Roofe were left devastated when their firstborn son, Peter, passed away at childbirth. Having experienced a […]
Slevin happy to go out on a high after 18 years
AFTER 18 years, Fermanagh hurler Mark Slevin has called time on his intercounty career. In the same week as his Coa clubmate Eoin Donnelly announced his retirement with the county, Slevin has also bowed out and he laughed when he was asked if there was something in the water down around Coa. “Yeah, it’s such […]
Fermanagh facing a childcare crisis
FERMANAGH families are struggling to find childcare and, like the whole of the North, the county could see its economy harmed if the escalating crisis is not resolved. Those were the findings of the latest Northern Ireland Childcare Survey, which revealed the struggles already facing employers in recruiting and retaining staff were being worsened by parents’ […]
PSNI arrest 23 people for drink/drug driving over Christmas
ALMOST 300 people were arrested for drink/drug driving offences over the festive period according to PSNI reports. As part of the PSNI Christmas campaign which ran from December 1st, 2021, to January 1st, 2022, figures now show that 6,699 preliminary breath tests (PBTs) were conducted across the North. This resulted in 295 arrests for drink/drug […]
Family takes on Mourne Seven Summits challenge
AN Enniskillen woman who describes herself as “one of the lucky ones” will face one of her toughest battles yet, as she embarks on a personal yet challenging journey to raise vital funds for life-saving cancer research. Jolene Nig Uidhir along with her son Óisín, nephew Allen and his fiancee Rachel will take on the Mourne Seven […]
More homes to be included in broadband upgrade scheme
THOUSANDS of more homes are to be added to the rural broadband improvement scheme, it was announced recently. The £165 million Project Stratum, which is currently being rolled out by Fibrus, aims to provide superfast broadband to thousands of local homes that receive unworkably slow broadband speeds. Since the roll out of the scheme, however, the […]
Rachel’s set to appear on Glór Tíre
DERRYGONNELLY singer Rachel McConnell is set to appear on TG4’s Glór Tire on Tuesday night in the 18th series of the show. The singing sensation is really taking the country music scene by storm and recently appeared in Realta agus Gaolta alongside her brother Fergal. Rachel was selected to be a contestant on the show […]
Women’s Group celebrates 25 years with new book
THE Lisnaskea Women’s Group has held a special place in the hearts of local people from across the community for the last 25 years. At the backbone of its success is local woman, Eilish Reihill, who all those years ago was on a mission to educate and change the lives of rural women across the area. Since the […]
Public to have say on railway review
THE PEOPLE of Fermanagh will make a case for bringing the railways back to the county. The local community was urged to have its say on the current consultation on the All-Island Strategic Rail Review, which closed on Friday, January 21. The consultation was launched by Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon in the North and Minister for Transport […]
Petition launched to help slow down traffic in Belcoo
A PETITION has been set up calling for physical traffic calming measures to be introduced in Belcoo, where locals are worried about motorists continually breaking the speed limit. The petition on change.org, set up by the group Belcoo Traffic Calming, was only started last week and already had garnered hundreds of signatures from concerned local residents. […]