THE PUBLIC have been urged to be vigilant against any potential cuts to the local health service as it emerges out of the Covid surge. In recent weeks both the Department of Health and the Western Trust have announced their plans for resetting and rebuilding services. Jill Weir, who is a health campaigner and chairwoman […]
Schoolgirl puts Minister on the spot over broadband
THE issue of poor broadband in Fermanagh and concerns about the impact of this on pupils learning from home has been raised by an Enniskillen pupil. Abigail Farrelly, a Year 11 pupil from Erne Integrated College took part in a “Question Time” style press conference with Minister For Education, Peter Weir on Monday last. Abigail […]
Costa confusion as travellers hit by new restrictions
THE TRAVEL industry is in turmoil after signs of a potential second wave of Covid-19 has surfaced across parts of Europe. On Saturday, a ‘last-minute’ decision had been revealed that those travelling from Spain and its islands into the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, would now be required to quarantine for 14 days. Speaking about […]
Now it’s drive-in bingo!
The new initiative to beat the pandemic lockdown has been an outstanding success.
Virtual runners find a way around lockdown!
RUNNING clubs from across the county have came together in support of the ‘M5M’ event, which is organised each year by the Maguiresbridge Running Club (MRC). The “challenging race” which previously attracted over 300 runners from Fermanagh and afar was nominated back in February as one of the best five mile running events in the […]
Positives may yet come out of the pandemic
THERE is no doubt Fermanagh’s the Covid crisis has been a tragedy, with local lives lost and the county’s economy left in tatters. However, believe it our not, the pandemic may actually lead to some positive and much needed changes in the county. In fact, with the transformation across the whole of society in recent […]
The new normal in the salon
HAIRDRESSER Becky McClaughry who operates Becky McClaughry Hairdressing in Irvinestown was busy earlier this week ringing round more than 150 clients who had made booking for whenever she opened. “It’s going to be difficult,” she admitted. “There is a waiting list with over 150 people on it. We have to call all of […]
Lockdown forces Lourdes pilgrimage to go online
IT’S BEEN an annual feature of life in the diocese for the past 50 years, and now for the first time ever the summer pilgrimage to Lourdes is going virtual. The Clogher Diocesan Pilgrimage to the French holy site had to be canclled this year due to the Covid pandemic, however the diocese […]
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 […]