Motorists are advised that the Moorlough Road outside Lisnaskea is currently closed following a serious two vehicle collision. The crash occurred around 10pm and emergency services are currently at the scene. Diversions are in place and motorists should avoid the area and seek alternative route for their journey.
Unsuitable roads blamed for lack of Roslea brown bins
ONE year on from the introduction of the brown bins in Fermanagh, the people of Roslea still have not received theirs due to the ‘unsuitable roads,’ it has been claimed. An angry reader has been in contact to explain that they have been in touch with Fermanagh and Omagh District Council on several occasions, but […]
SWAH initiative targets high rate of heart attacks
ENNISKILLEN’S South West Acute Hospital will be one of three sites across the Trust responsible for the delivery of this preventative programme. The aim of the initiative is to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. The ten week programme will focus on healthy lifestyle changes like; quitting smoking, maintaining a healthy diet and […]
‘Harps should have too much for Ederney’- Barry Owens
This weekend is the biggest day in Fermanagh club football with the senior championship final on Sunday. Derrygonnelly are the overwhelming favourites and deservedly so after they went through the entire league unbeaten and defeated Roslea easily enough. The Harps are going through a period of dominance similar to Dublin at inter-county level and it’s […]
BUNDORAN TRAGEDY VICTIM IS SENTENCED
Rachel pleaded guilty just days before horrific crash ONE OF THE young people seriously injured in the tragic car crash in Bundoran last month has been sentenced in her absence after she had admitted to an assault charge prior to the accident. Rachel Elliott (25) from Rehal Road, Irvinestown, who remains seriously ill in […]
Education Authority under pressure over bus row
THE road that students in Belleek are having to walk to to get to school in Brollagh has been described by a government body as ‘particularly hazardous to pedestrians.’ Children at St Mary’s High School, Brollagh are now in their fourth week of term without Education Authority transport following claims that almost a quarter of […]
Woman says drugs find money was for Holy Communion
A LISNASKEA woman has gone on trial for charges relating to the alleged possession and intention to supply cocaine, as well as possessing cash as criminal property. The accused denies the offences, and claimed the majority of the cash seized had been saved for her child’s First Communion. The jury of four women and eight […]
NOT for sale: council insists Ardhowen is going nowhere
THE COUNCIL has released a statement following speculation that the Ardhowen Theatre is at risk of being sold. Earlier this month, the Herald reported public concerns that the Ardhowen site could be sold off by the Council to a private developer and the theatre moved elsewhere. The Herald learned that a small, unpublicised meeting was […]
Coa have Ulster in their sights
Coa have emerged from a tough three match run to reach the junior championship decider. But for Liam McQuade, member of their management, it has been something of an up and down performance from the squad. “To a certain extent we would seem to have produced our better performances in those three games when we […]
Cross-border trade tails off as southern prices level
WHILE retailers report a drop in the number of southern shoppers coming here, it is claimed that those who make the trip are spending more per visit. Jim Masterson, centre manager at Erneside notes that as a result of the euro rate becoming somewhat flattened there is not same ‘draw’ to Enniskillen as a shopping […]