PLANS are underway to celebrate the 100th anniversary of a much-loved community hall in Fermanagh. Cavanacarragh Hall has been at the heart of the local community for generations and 2027 marks 100 years since the hall first opened. As part of the celebrations, organisers want to hear the stories of people’s connections to the hall. […]
The fight to save SWAH services heads to Stormont today
A LOCAL hospital campaign group will travel to Stormont today in a renewed push to restore emergency general surgery (EGS) at the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH). Emergency surgery was removed from the hospital on a ‘temporary’ basis in December 2022. Save Our Acute Services (SOAS) has organised a rally titled ‘Bringin’ SWAH to Stormont’, which […]
Camden calling for Enniskillen’s Darragh Greene
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ENNISKILLEN’S Darragh Greene is stepping into a new spotlight, swapping phone screens for stage lights as he prepares for a defining moment in his young career. On March 10, he will headline his first ticketed show featuring original material at The Libra Theatre in Camden, London. The intimate venue will also include support from emerging […]
Funding support for sports groups returns
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SPORTSPEOPLE and local groups are encouraged to apply for a grant from the Fermanagh Trust as the non-profit organisations vows to help ‘young people reach their potential’. Applications for the Fermanagh Recreational Trust is set to close on Saturday, February 28, with the administrator Fermanagh Trust hoping to support more groups with their latest funding […]
Neven ready for Donegal demonstration
By Mark McGoldrick FERMANAGH chef Neven Maguire is set to lead a cookery demonstration at the Clanree Hotel in Letterkenny to support the Downstrands Family Resource Support Fund. Tickets are already selling out fast and businesses across Donegal are supporting the event, which is scheduled to take place on Monday, March 9. The Downstrands Family Resource Support […]
Fermanagh employees to run marathon for cancer centre
EMPLOYEES from a leading Fermanagh contractor are set to pull on the running shoes and take part in the Belfast Marathon to raise money for the new Cancer Focus centre in Enniskillen. Killadeas-based Deane Public Works, which was established in 1967, confirmed that 15 members of the workforce will take part in the 26.2-mile run […]
Lenten services to replace former Novena of Hope
By Mark McGoldrick THE Graan in Enniskillen has said they ‘no longer have the resources’ to host the nine-day festival of prayer, with a series of Lenten celebrations set to take place instead. Parishioners from across the island have attended the Novena of Hope at the Graan over the past three decades, where a number […]
Soroptimist winner Keira leads the way
AN Enniskillen school has said they’re “immensely proud” of their student Kiera Hoogerboord who won the Northern Ireland Soroptimist Public Speaking Competition. After winning the Fermanagh title, following in the footsteps of her mother Anne who won the local crown alongside Lorraine McGoldrick, Kiera went one step further by winning the NI contest in Hillsborough. Mount […]
Employment rises in Fermanagh and Omagh
THE business sector in Fermanagh and Omagh is beginning to pick up again, with a steady increase in people finding employment across the district. According to data released by WageSight, with an analysis carried out by the Office for National Statistics, more people in the county are finding work, with a reported 46,674 people on […]
New clinic to support Fermanagh cancer patients
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By Annie Flynn FERMANAGH cancer charity has partnered with Community Advice Fermanagh to ensure those facing a cancer diagnosis can access vital financial support. SWELL (Supported We Live Life), based in Enniskillen, has launched a new confidential Financial Wellbeing Clinic to help local families cope with the “hidden costs” of cancer. The initiative comes amid […]