Massive surge in local Covid cases


FERMANAGH has recorded its highest number of positive Covid cases in a single week, with more than twice as many positive test results in the past seven days than in the entire first nine months of the pandemic combined. The total number of people to have tested positive in the Fermanagh and Omagh District has […]


St Mary’s College students’ ‘Gesture of Goodwill’


TIS’ the season to be giving for students at St Mary’s College, Irvinestown, as members of its Student Council gave locals across the county something extra to smile about this Christmas through their “Gesture of Goodwill” initiative. Patricia McGurren from St Mary’s told the Herald, “As part of the Gesture of Goodwill initiative, the Student […]


Wedding planner making your dreams come true


IT’S NOT OFTEN the words‘happily ever after’ and ‘global pandemic’ are used together, but for one Lisnaskea wedding planner, creating the perfect lockdown wedding now comes like second nature to her. Happily Ever After by Marie Maguire is a local business that specialises in wedding planning, venue styling, as well as delicious cakes and cupcakes. […]


‘Housing crisis’ in Fermanagh – more houses need built


A LOCAL Councillor has demanded that houses are built in Fermanagh as there is a ‘housing crisis’ and rural communities are going to suffer. The Housing Executive has confirmed it has commenced the 2020/2021 Rural Housing Need Testing programme which will examine the need for social housing in three villages in Fermanagh – Donagh, Newtownbutler […]