Welcome to the new normal


    WITH the coronavirus lockdown easing last week Fermanagh saw its business trade getting back to some sort of normality.   ‘Operation Restart’ is being welcomed by everyone even though things are much different from when lockdown first began in mid March. Businesses across the county have been gearing themselves up for the re-opening […]

Binmen kept busy coping with extra waste


FERMANAGH’S binmen have been lifting huge amounts of extra waste from local homes since the lockdown began. With recycling centres and dumps closed across the county for the majority of the lockdown, which began at the end of March, our frontline binmen were left with tonnes of extra work to do. A total of 673 […]

Irvinestown woman familiar face in schools


A MUCH loved mother who was involved in several aspects of community life in the Irvinestown area has died.   Patricia Kelly (nee Maguire) wife of the late Eamon Kelly, Irvinestown, passed away peacefully recently, in the SWAH Enniskillen.  Born in 1942, the only daughter of James and Mary Anne Maguire, Kesh, and sister of […]

MOT centres set to reopen in July


WHILE most of us have been given an extension on our MOTs for the year, many motorists who were unable to avail of that extension have been forced to keep their vehicles off road during the lockdown. Thankfully that is now about to change. On Monday Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon announced plans for a phased […]

Church services set to resume from next week


A RESUMPTION to public Mass and other services is on the horizon. Within a matter of days church goers may be able to return to the pew and partake in prayer within a church building, a move which has been welcomed by clerics.  Throughout lockdown many parishes mastered the use of webcam to share services. […]

College confirms plans to reopen in September


STUDENTS will be returning to one of Enniskillen’s colleges this September, it has been confirmed. While some third level institutions are exploring remote learning for the upcoming academic year, it was confirmed at the weekend agriculture CAFRE would be physically opening, as much as possible, again in September. “Face-to-face delivery is the preferred option for […]

Binmen kept busy coping with extra waste over lockdown


FERMANAGH’S binmen have been lifting huge amounts of extra waste from local homes since the lockdown began. With recycling centres and dumps closed across the county for the majority of the lockdown, which began at the end of March, our frontline binmen were left with tonnes of extra work to do. A total of 673 […]

Public still holding on to hope of holiday in the sun


FURTHER relaxation rules to lockdown could mean that summer getaways for familes are back on the cards. While ‘air bridges’ could allow for holidays to take place, no confrimed guidance on this has been issued by governments.  Despite this, Richard Cooper from ‘Carefree Travel’ in Enniskillen has confidence that “people will want to travel again” […]