The tradition of the cows swimming over to the island dates back to the 1800s.
Farmers ‘let down’ by £20m funding package
It has been confirmed that farm businesses can avail of funding to help them offset losses incurred as a result of short term market disturbance.
Hairdressers and barbers back in business!
Fermanagh salons under siege as the long wait is finally over.
‘Stay local – and support your own this summer!’
With so much to see and do in Fermanagh, locals are urged to take ‘staycations’ this year.
High speed broadband finally gets green light
Eight towns and villages across the county set to benefit from the roll out of full fibre technology.
Not all businesses will be returning
Two long established and much loved businesses have closed in the Diamond.
Top national award for Manor House hotel
THE winning of the Irish Hotel’s Country House Hotel of the Year for 2020 has come at the perfect time, as the Manor House Country Hotel reopens its doors this Friday. The popular hotel was also awarded Best Wedding Venue of the Year Ulster along with the overall awards for Best Hotel Breakfast. General Manager […]
Teresa was among the last of a great generation
DERRYLIN woman Teresa Maguire was among the last of a great generation of Irish country mothers. Born in the townland of Aghyoule, Teresa epitomised that role of wife and mother, raising a large family in far from easy circumstances, bereft of modern amenities. One of the most elderly and most respected members of Derrylin Parish […]
Attending Mass – by ticket only!
AS CHURCHES prepare to reopen for services in the days and weeks ahead safety is their top priority. Indeed, those who are over 70-years-old or have underlying health conditions are being urged to keep using the webcam technology parishes have developed during the lockdown. For example, in the Ederney area, Fr Frank McManus, parish priest […]
Special needs children could lose out
CONCERN has been raised that hundreds of children with a statement of Special Educational Needs (SEN) may be without a school place for September. It is understood that 285 children with a SEN statement currently have no school place. To read more on this story see this week’s Fermanagh Herald. Can’t get to the shop […]