First Minister Arlene Foster has welcomed the news that £900,000 extra has been allocated to the Pathway fund. This will ensure Newtownbutler Playgroup and the Railway Kids programme will now receive an award of funding for the year. Mrs Foster said, “On Friday I met with the leaders of Newtownbutler Playgroup and heard their concerns […]
Sinead is stepping out for brother-in-law and cancer
A FERMANAGH woman has put her best foot forward during the month of March in aid of Cancer Research UK. Sinead McCormack from Donagh has raised over £1,335 so far after taking on the ‘Walk All Over Cancer’ challenge, by walking 10,000 steps per day to help beat cancer and raise essential funds for life-saving […]
Looking at ways to future-proof high street businesses
IN THE second part of the Fermanagh Herald’s feature on the current state of play for the county’s town centres, we focus on Irvinestown. The buzz words coming from retail experts when discussing the future of the UK’s high streets is “kindness economy” and “sustainability”and Irvinestown already has that in spades, too. As concern about […]
Remembering Bobby Sands election win
IT HAS BEEN 40 years since Bobby Sands was elected MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, while on hunger strike in the H-blocks of Long Kesh back 1981. Friday past marked the watershed moment that saw Bobby Sands defeat Ulster Unionist leader Harry West after he received 30,492 votes and topped the poll with a 1,447 majority from […]
Clergy reflect on Prince Philip’s visit to Enniskillen
LOCAL clergymen took a moment to reflect on Fermanagh’s royal visit from Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip back in 2012 following the Duke of Edinburgh’s death on Friday. During her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee visit to the north, Dean of Clogher, the Very Rev Kenneth Hall, and Monsignor Peter O’Reilly,welcomed the royal couple to St Michael’s Church […]
Irvinestown man at large for four years arrested
IRVINESTOWN man, Martin Maughan (49) from Hudson Heights was arrested at the weekend for being unlawfully at large from Magilligan Prison. Four years ago, with just three weeks left of his sentence, Maughan was released on compassionate leave but failed to return. To read more on this story see this week’s Fermanagh Herald. Can’t get […]
Dunbar reveals family’s near miss during intifada
In the same interview, the Enniskillen man said growing up during the Troubles led him to live everyday to the fullest.
Mannok sees its profits rise despite Covid challenges
Chief executive officer Liam McCaffrey said during 2020 the safety of staff and their families had been the company’s priority.
Desi drops in on Fermanagh men in ‘Line of Duty’
“It is a brilliant story which has caught the imagination of people right across the United Kingdom and Ireland.”
Lamb prices to stay strong
As households sought spring lamb for the Easter Sunday lunch table, marts were reporting “fantastic trade” for sheep.