Ciara’s setting a trend with lockdown fitness challenge


By Mark McGoldrick FOR most people, the thought of heading into another lockdown was quite daunting but for personal trainer Ciara Maguire, she is using the time to raise money for Aware NI through her latest fitness challenge. Ciara, a personal trainer at HydeOut Fitness, decided to challenge herself to complete 10,850 burpees in the […]

Erne trio rise to challenge of ‘ideas worth having’


THREE FERMANAGH women have recently taken to the world stage, as part of the TED initiative to showcase their “ideas worth having” as millions tuned in from across the globe. Emma Weaver, her sister Karen Weaver and Mairead Mackle joined 12 other speakers as they made history becoming the first ever Fermanagh women to appear […]

Court

Suspended sentence for scraping cars in Cornagrade


AN ENNISKILLEN man has been given a suspended sentence for scraping a  number of cars in the Cornagrade area last year. Darren McGill appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday for sentencing on eight counts of criminal damage, related to two separate  incidents in June 2019 and January 2020, resisting police and common assault. The case […]

Extended flu vaccinations underway at Castle Park


EXTENDED flu vaccinations got underway at the Castle Park Leisure Centre, Lisnaskea, with Maple group staff “delighted” to be rolling out the essential service for patients aged 50 to 64. “This year the Board recommended that the usual flu vaccine would be extended to patients aged 50 to 64 that don’t have underlying health  problems […]

Covid forces postponement of red flag cancer surgeries


The Western Trust has apologised for postponing all its red flag cancer surgery and treatments, as a result of the latest surge in the number of critically ill Covid patients. Geraldine McKay, director of acute services for the Western Trust said: “The Western Trust has taken the very difficult but necessary decision to postpone all […]