Local singer has been invited to join legends Kodaline on stage after covering one of the band’s songs.
Dogs are seized by police in badger baiting crackdown
THERE ARE fears that the barbaric practice of badger baiting is on the increase in the Fermanagh area with a number of dogs believed to be used for killing badgers recently seized by police. Local Police have recently shared details of an investigation into badger baiting and confirmed one arrest had been made, 11 dogs […]
Bus shelter artists brightening up those early mornings
A SELECTION of works of art have been displayed on bus shelters across rural communities within Sliagh Beagh, as part of a new initiative to “enrich the lives of rural communities.” Over the course of the year, workshops will take place across the county to bring more visual arts to remote areas. The Sliabh Beagh […]
Death of championship winning footballer
TRIBUTES have poured in as Trillick remembers Noel McQuaid, who has left a sporting legacy behind following his passing on Tuesday last. Noel, a native of Moorfield, Trillick, was a founding member of Tummery Athletic Football Club, and played for Trillick GAA during the 1970s. Posting a social media tribute to the former player a […]
Fermanagh is more southern than parts of Mayo!
It seems the border may be clouding our understanding of Irish geography.
Big spike in the numbers getting Irish passport
The Irish Foreign Minister Simon Convey said 2019 was a “bumper year” for the country’s passport service.
Concerns over charges at council leisure centres
Changes to charges at leisure facilities in Fermanagh are set take place this spring.
Fermanagh finally gets hooked up to gas network
Less than five years after it was first announced, and less than three years after work began, the main construction of the Gas to the West project is now complete.
Alarm over sharp rise in attacks on hospital staff
INCIDENTS of physical attacks reported by staff at the South West Acute Hospital have experienced a sharp rise. Over a twelve month period the number of reported attacks rose by almost 40 percent. Figures released following a Freedom of Information request by the Fermanagh Herald outline a total of 68 reported physical attacks on staff […]
Priest warns social media linked to ‘suicide epidemic’
LOCAL priest Fr Cathal Deery, has spoken out on the “suicide epidemic” that has claimed the lives of over 307 people across the North during the past year. Speaking to the Herald, the Derrygonnelly parish priest discussed the increase of suicides in rural areas like Fermanagh, “Rural areas in particular can be very isolating, and […]