COUNCILLORS on both sides of the border have called for an “All-Ireland approach” with regards to Covid restrictions. On Monday night, Cabinet Ministers in the South agreed to put the country into highest alert level five from today (Wednesday) for six weeks. Despite this, further lockdown restrictions imposed by Stormont last Friday do not amount […]
‘Here we go again’ businesses brace for the worst
FOR Cocoon Health and Beauty owner Carmel McElroy, Stormont’s announcement came as a “knife through the heart.” Speaking to the Herald, the Lisnaskea business woman and mother-of-one revealed, “We were closed for four months and to think that now we are faced with at least another month is heartbreaking. “The short notice meant that myself […]
Covid career hammer blow for talented young singer
A FAN FAVOURITE on the Country music scene, local talent Samantha Breslin has gone from sold out venues to cancelled bookings due to the impact of Covid-19. “In recent months, a significant number of my bookings have been cancelled and less bookings are being made. I feel the atmosphere is just not the same, who […]
‘Phenomenal’ demand as flu jab stocks running low
FLU clinics across the county are in full swing with demand for the seasonal flu vaccine this year “exceptionally high” due to the ongoing pandemic. Demand is so great that more vaccines have been distributed in the past few weeks than the entirety of previous flu seasons. Due to the level of demand a “temporary […]
‘I thought, how do you go on after losing a baby?’
THE MONTH of October highlights Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. For Lisnaskea woman Colleen Tunney and her husband Liam, remembering their first born daughter Fionnuala is not just about keeping her memory alive but a way of helping other bereaved parents. “For us everything had been fine. We went for our 20 week scan […]
Grounds for hope as Covid figures revealed
FERMANAGH’S Covid infection rate is much lower than previously feared, with parts of the county virtually virus free, the Herald can reveal. Up until now the only local breakdown of positive test results was based on council district, in our case Fermanagh and Omagh. However the Department of Health has now published a more local […]
Six hours’ notice to shut-up-shop
A FERMANAGH driving instructor has been left outraged after the Executive gave him “six hours notice” to stop all trade on Friday. After receiving confirmation via his car radio in the middle of a lesson with a student on Friday afternoon, Conor McCann told the Herald, “It’s just typical. We are licensed by the government […]
Diggers turn the first sod for £1m school extension
DIGGERS turned the first sod to mark the beginning of new developments at St Kevin’s College on Wednesday. The new-build which is expected to cost over £1,000,000 will consist of seven classrooms, a sixth form centre, nurture room, offices and toilets, with work to be completed by March 2021 after plans had been delayed by […]
Wedding couple spring big surprise at baby christening!
A POPULAR Fermanagh restaurant has held a wedding reception with a difference. Tully Mill in Florencecourt was the venue for newly weds Philip and Noirin King recently. The couple had a ‘surprise wedding ceremony’ at the christening of their youngest child Grace. Guests at the christening were stunned when Philip and Noirin, dressed in white, […]
Big ambitions to breathe new life into Clinton Centre
FOR SO many years the Clinton Centre has, it seems, has lain largely idle and and virtually unused, but now it is set for a massive revamp as a cross border organisation takes the reins and puts plans in place for the centre for the next five years. The riverside centre was opened in 2002 […]