A MEETING of the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Policy and Resources Committee has heard of potential issues around Rainbow Crossings for some people with disabilities. The initiative came to life after Foyle Pride Committee approached Derry City and Strabane District Council who unanimously agreed to back the call for a Rainbow Crossing showing LGBTQ+ community. […]
Having fun while helping children this Halloween
FERMANAGH families are being urged to come out and have some frightful fun this Halloween, all in support of the NSPCC and its work protecting local children. Organised by the Enniskillen branch of the national charity, the Spooky Halloween Treasure Hunt will take place on Saturday, October 30. Starting at the Lakeland Forum, the mystery adventure […]
Get your jabs! Local pharmacies help with flu vaccine roll out
ANYONE who is eligible to get the flu vaccine is urged to take it up this year to help ease the pressure on the local health system. And with local pharmacies now giving out the jab, it’s easier than ever. With Covid still very much circulating in the community, and warnings over the dangers of […]
Suspected cannabis factory discovered in Ederney
Suspected cannabis plants worth an estimated £600,000 were found by police investigating reports of a possible fuel laundering plant in the village.
Slight drop in local Covid figures but hospital admissions are rising
THE NUMBER of positive Covid cases in Fermanagh has fallen slightly this week, however the number of patients being treated for the virus at the SWAH is continuing to climb again. This week there were a total of 577 Covid cases in the wider Fermanagh and Omagh council area, down from 637 last week. Once again, the […]
UNESCO judges to visit Geopark
IT’S A big week for the Cuilcagh Lakelands Geopark, with judges from UNESCO in town to hopefully complete a re-validation process. Formerly known as the Marble Arch UNESCO Global Geopark, and rebranded in July this year, the newly named Cuilcagh Lakelands straddles the Fermanagh-Cavan border and was the first cross-border geopark in the world to […]
Celtic legend McNamara to drop into Charlie’s Bar
CELTIC and Scottish football legend, Jackie McNamara, is set to launch his new book, ‘The Name is McNamara’, in Charlie’s Bar tomorrow (Thursday). The four-time Scottish Premiership champion will kick off his Ireland book signing leg in Enniskillen this week, and he will hold a question and answer session with football fans at the book […]
Eugene bids farewell to St Mary’s PS, Killesher
IT has often been said that the ‘influence of a great principal can never be erased’ and that’s certainly the case for local man Eugene Dolan. After moving to St Mary’s, Killesher as a boy back in 1970, little did young Eugene know that he would one day spend the best part of his professional […]
Council calls on new inquest into killing of Michael Leonard
THE family of the late Michael Leonard who was shot dead by members of the RUC on May 17, 1973, have welcomed support from Fermanagh and Omagh District Council after a motion was passed for a new inquest to be held into the killing of the 24-year-old. Cllr Siobhán Currie who initially brought the motion […]
Local households and drivers in for bumpy winter of volatile fuel prices
FERMANAGH household are in for “a bumpy six months ahead” when it comes to the cost of home heating oil and motor fuel, as the global energy crisis starts to hit home. This week fuel prices hit their highest levels since 2012, close to a record high, as the soaring cost of gas across the globe has a […]