AFTER weeks and months of resisting calls from parents, politicians and in particular students, Education Minister Peter Weir has finally agreed to cancel this year’s GCSE and A Level exams. Minister Weir, who had resisted continuous calls for the exams to be cancelled, finally decided to pull the plug after similar decisions were taken in […]
University students find themselves ‘in limbo’
‘FORGOTTEN’ and ‘left in the dark’ are just some of the words used by university students across the county who have found themselves in limbo once again. As the beginning of second semester approaches, students have been asked ‘not’ to return to campus due to Covid restrictions, while rent agreements continue to be enforced and […]
Treatment of students is the untold scandal of pandemic
LOCAL councillor Sheamus Greene, pictured below, has called out the government for its ‘despicable’ treatment of students during a time when support is needed most. “The way our student population are being treated is a reflection on our society,” he warned. “Students were encouraged to return to college in September by government then threw in […]
New dawn.. Vaccination roll out in health centre
COVID vaccinations got underway at Devenish Practice, Enniskillen, on Monday afternoon with patients ‘hopeful’ that a new dawn is on the horizon after an unprecedented year. Speaking shortly before Monday’s rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, practice manager, Jackie Owens told the Herald, “We only got the vaccine late last week, so we’re starting this afternoon […]
Overwhelming response to SWAH ‘urgent appeal’ for help
LOCALS across the Fermanagh area took to social media in their droves on Sunday night after the Western Trust sent out an ‘urgent appeal’ for staff needed at SWAH. Due to increasing pressures on the healthcare system regionally, the South West Acute Hospital was left with no other option but to accept patient diverts caused […]
Empty shelves… Brexit delivery issues persisting
WHILE it is nowhere near as bad as it could have been without a deal being reached, the realities of Brexit are continuing to bite in Fermanagh this week. As reported in the Herald last week, since Brexit became a reality on January 1 both businesses and residents here in the county have been experiencing […]
Public realm scheme steady progress despite set backs
DESPITE being behind schedule due to the Covid pandemic, the Enniskillen Public Realm scheme is continuing to make steady progress, with work continuing this month. Work on the £5 million revamp project, which will see the town centre getting a make over complete with new paths, art, lighting and landscaping, began in February last year. […]
Gourmet style… New hotel meals on a tray!
IT IS no secret that ‘Gourmet Bros’ located on Townhall Street, Enniskillen, has gone from strength-to-strength since opening its doors for the very first time back in late November. While the outbreak of Covid-19 has had a devastating impact on Fermanagh’s hospitality sector in recent months, Gavin and Nicky Cassidy took an innovative stop forward […]
Community support continuing as locals face restrictions
A FIVEMILETOWN community support group is continuing to provide assistance for locals as the area faces into another period of tightened restrictions. Fivemiletown Coronavirus Response Group co-ordinator, Iain Lendrum said it had been an extremely busy few weeks and the group still maintaining the foodbank and shop deliveries. “We felt that we could do some […]
Mountain Rescue team urges walkers to be prepared
WITH WINTER far from over, anyone planning a mountain hike or hill walk over the coming months is urged to “be prepared.” Since the new year the North West Mountain Rescue Team (NWMRT) has already been called out to assist a number of hikers on a snowy Cuilcagh and on neighbouring icy mountains south of […]