A male motorcyclist who sadly died following a road traffic collision just outside Fivemiletown yesterday evening was 21-year-old William Weir from the Maguiresbridge area. The collision, involving a black ZNEN motorbike and a silver-coloured Volkswagen Polo, was reported to police just after 6pm yesterday and occurred on the Belfast Road between Fivemiletown and Brookeborough. Police and […]
Fermanagh couple welcome newborn on front lawn!
IT’S not only Santa Claus who is taking part in home deliveries this Christmas, as one Fermanagh couple welcomed the very special gift of baby Michael Leavey – right on their front garden! “Michael was born on his due date 9 December. I have another son, Sean, who is two years old at home and […]
Christmas caution urged as Covid cases continue to rise
AS COVID continues to run rampant in Fermanagh, with SWAH admissions soaring and a heartbreaking rise in local deaths in the past week, the community is being urged to be as cautious as possible this Christmas. The current infection rate in Fermanagh is almost 180, just under the rate in London which was this week […]
Retail complex decision deferred by Council
A DECISION on the future of multi-million pound retail and leisure complex proposed for the grounds of the former Unipork site has not been decided today. The controversial application was brought before the planning committee for consideration this afternoon. After lengthy debate and representations a proposal to defer a decision on determination of planning was […]
It’s decision day for retail and leisure complex
A DECISION on the future of a proposed multi-million pound retail and leisure complex in Enniskillen is expected today. The Council’s planning committee will meet this afternoon (16 December) to consider the application. Local planners have recommended refusal of planning permission for the project. Their report will be presented to the planning committee today. […]
Community spirit saves the day for Santa’s ‘sleigh-by’
THE SPIRIT of Christmas is alive and well in Newtownbutler, where the a community came together to save Santa’s special visit to the village on Sunday after disaster struck. In what has been described as an early Christmas miracle, the community showed the true spirit of the season when a massive operation was mobilised after […]
Lockdown blues?… Not for newlyweds Martin and Clare
WHILE lockdown blues have given Fermanagh folk little very little to smile about in 2020, for local couple Clare and Martin Mullarkey, not even a worldwide pandemic could stop them from walking down the aisle and saying ‘I Do’. “We knew that Covid-19 was going to impact our wedding day one way or another,” explained […]
‘Neighbourly help’ across the county is commended
THE Fermanagh community has been ‘commended’ for its response in supporting the vulnerable and isolated during the Covid-19 pandemic. Fermanagh is one of 16 communities across the UK which featured in a report from the Carnegie UK Trust. The report examines how organisations and communities adapted to meet the changing needs of the people around them during […]
Lights brighten the spirit in Lisnaskea this Christmas
? WHILE 2020 has given Fermanagh folk very little to smile about, Lisnaskea’s Christmas light display has had quite the opposite effect by highlighting the importance of small communities coming together in a time of crisis. “2020 has been a very challenging year for everyone,” explained Ashley Charles from the Lisnaskea Christmas Lights Association. “It […]
Enniskillen charity worker urges support for Trocaire
A LOCAL charity worker has urged Fermanagh folk to support Trocaire’s Christmas Appeal, as she warns that a ‘hunger pandemic’ will threaten 270 million people this Christmas. Bridie Duffy from Enniskillen, told the Herald, “The Covid-19 crisis has doubled the number of people around the world who are facing crisis levels of hunger. “Lockdowns and restrictions introduced […]