FERMANAGH has been denied an express service to Belfast, with the Department of Infrastructure stating the county is already “adequately” served with public transport and there was no demand for a new service. 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 […]
Mary Lou apology ‘means very little’ to boy’s mother
THE MOTHER of 15-year-old Enniskillen boy, Paul Maxwell, who was killed alongside Lord Mountbatten in an IRA bomb in 1979, has said Mary Lou McDonald’s apology for the atrocity “means very little”. Mary Hornsey was speaking to a newspaper this week, in which she said the Sinn Féin President’s apology was “shallow” because it didn’t come with […]
Council pays tribute to Duke but no minute’s silence
TRIBUTE: ALL FIVE main political parties in Fermanagh and Omagh District Council paid tribute to Prince Philip following his death last week but, a request to hold a miniute’s silence in his honour was refused by the Council Chairperson. Chairwoman Councillor Diana Armstrong said while she understands the sentiments behind a minute’s silence it was […]
Some local companies losing up to 30 percent of income due to Brexit
FERMANAGH hauliers have seen their incomes fall by up to 30 percent since Brexit, according to a new report into the impact of the UK’s exit from the EU on local freight trade. The report was carried out by the local Council’s director of regeneration and planning at the request of the Council’s Brexit committee. […]
Newtownbutler Playground gets funding reprieve
GOOD NEWS: STAFF AND parents from the Railway Kids programme in Newtownbutler say they are “delighted” to have received funding that will help keep their vital service running for another year. The funding lifeline came after weeks of campaigning by adults who say the playgroup was at the “heart of the community” and vital for […]
Donegal schools may be an option for Brollagh pupils
BROLLAGH: THE NORTH’S Education Minister, Peter Weir, has admitted that pupils from St Mary’s High School in Brollagh may be better off transferring to secondary schools in the South after the rural school closes . Local MLA Jemma Dolan, who attended Brollagh as a pupil, said she has already raised the possibility of Belleek students […]
Priest makes plea of drug dangers at funeral of teen
A LOCAL PRIEST has made an emotional plea to young people about the dangers of drug use after the death of 18-year-old Adam Martin (Foster). Fr Kevin Malcolmson, parish priest in Newtownbutler, told mourners at Adam’s funeral on Sunday that his death was not intentional. “His family have asked me to ensure that the truth […]
Man sentenced to over five years for Donegal crash
A young man who killed two friends and left another in a wheelchair for life when the car he was driving at speed crashed in County Donegal has been jailed for more than five years. Five people including the driver Joseph Gilroy were flung out of the boot of the speeding car such was the […]
Hundreds fined for Covid breaches in Fermanagh
HUNDREDS of local people have been fined for Covid breaches to date, according to new police figures. Three people have been given significant fines for breaches on the serious end of the scale while 361 people have been fined for minor breaches. In Fermanagh, 23 businesses and 68 individuals in Fermanagh and Omagh have been […]
Anti-fracking group questions council’s transparency
THE Council has come under fire for holding meetings on fracking behind closed doors. In a statement, the Council said it recently held an informal meeting with fracking consultancy firm Hatch Regeneris, where “members unequivocally stated their opposition to unconventional hydrocarbon extraction (fracking).” Anti-fracking group, Belcoo Frack Free, have questioned the decision to hold an […]