PEOPLE people flocking to the seaside over the weekend were left disappointed after swimming was prohibited at two Sligo beaches. Mullaghmore and Rosses Point beaches missed out on the southern bank holiday rush as Sligo County Council erected signs of bathing water prohibition notices at both beaches last Thursday. High levels of Intestinal Enterococci was […]
Public to have their say on tighter restrictions on dogs in open spaces
‘It is vital that these areas provide a safe environment for children to play and are kept free of dog mess which is both unhygienic and hazardous’
‘Pride festival game-changer, but keep politics out’
PEOPLE need to “put political and religious opinions aside” and welcome a gay pride festival in Fermanagh to much needed support for the countless LGBT people in our community, according to a local man who attended the event. Last weekend tens of thousands of revellers descended on Belfast for the annual Pride parade. For one […]
Local ref is struck by object during match
A FERMANAGH referee was struck by an object thrown from the crowd at a Europa League match causing the game to be suspended. Arnold Hunter from Maguiresbridge was refereeing in the tie between Universitatea Craiova and Budapest Honved in Romania on Thursday night when he was struck by an object believed to have been a […]
Families get together to share back to school costs
Parents are struggling to cope with ever increasing back-to-school costs. Some are even going into debt.
Business booming in Bundoran!
‘Every day we have all sorts of nationalities looking for things to do in the area’
Medicine shortages ‘already happening’ as No Deal nears
‘We have patients coming in here who were getting the same medication week in and week out, and we’re not able to get routine medicines for them’
Corrigan and Donnelly out of race for Erne hot seat
Hogan Cup winning boss Dom Corrigan has ruled himself out of contention for the Fermanagh senior post. The St Michael’s manager won the historic first A grade All-Ireland title with a panel of 35 Fermanagh players and was seen as a strong front runner for the post. Also out of the running is Omagh CBS […]
£130,000 price tag for this old poitin house
The quaint building school has been lovingly renovated .
Safety plea following increase in farming deaths
FARMERS here have been urged to prioritise health and safety in the midst of work pressures. Last year there were eight fatalities recorded in the agricultural sector, an increase of one on the previous year. The main cause of fatalities was deaths connected to incidents with animals, this accounted for 50 percent of all agricultural […]