Students call to ‘not delay’ guidance on exams


WHILE the cancellation of all GCSE and ‘A’ level examinations has been a “relief” for many, anxiety remains rife with pupils “none the wiser” as to how they will be graded. With tight lockdown restrictions still in place, and the majority of pupils facing an extended period of remote learning, students at St Kevin’s College, […]

Fermanagh and Western Football League cancelled


It’s official the Fermanagh & Western Football League season is over. Mulhern and Reihill Cup competitions scrapped for 2021. Unanimously agreed at tonight’s management committee meeting. Focus on starting next season early.  

Fermanagh women did not escape horrors of mother and baby prisons


FERMANAGH women and their babies did not escape the horrors of the South’s mother and baby homes, the recently published commission report into the institutions has revealed. While another report into the operation of institutions for women and babies in the North was due to be published yesterday afternoon (Tuesday), the Mother and Baby Homes […]

Options considered for St Patrick’s Day celebrations


FOR the second consecutive year there will be no organised St Patrick’s Day parade in Enniskillen.  As the community continues to feel the wrath of the pandemic the Council has confirmed that it will not organise or support parades this March.  Across the country parades and events have been affected by coronavirus for almost a […]

Tributes paid to ‘delightful gentleman’


TRIBUTES have poured in following the death of one of Enniskillen’s most prominent businessmen. Robert Wilfred Donaldson, of Racecourse House, Factory Road, Enniskillen, died peacefully in the South West Acute Hospital. Sympathisers described him as ‘a delightful gentleman’ who was ‘full of stories’, ‘an inspirational man who was determined to conquer all and achieved so […]

Security threat prevents SWAH getting Covid-19 support


BRITISH military personnel will not be deployed to help at the SWAH due to security concerns.  Last week it was announced over 100 medically trained members of the military were to be brought in to the North to assist and support hospital staff in their continuing fight against Covid. The announcement was not been as […]

Cardiologist’s striking video watched over 100,000 time


A SENIOR doctor has made an emotive appeal to Fermanagh people to follow public health guidelines as SWAH continues to fight the battle against the virus.  Dr Monica Monaghan, consultant cardiologist at the South West Acute Hospital provided a behind the scenes look at what working on the front line is like at present.  Speaking […]

Family fundraising for cause close to many local hearts


THE FAMILY of the late Cecil Hunter, who died suddenly last year, have been supporting a cause close to many local people’s hearts.  The community was left shocked when the Kesh man died from a blood clot last August. A father-of-three and a grandfather-of-five, Mr Hunter was a well known building contractor in the area. […]