Stormont out of action a full year while MLAs got £50K plus expenses
How to cope with Christmas when you’re feeling low
We asked two local figures, who know well throught their work how hard Christmas can be for many, for their advice for keeping well.
SWAH warning: stay away if you have the ’flu virus
‘In December last year the Western Trust encountered one of the worst outbreaks of norovirus in many years’
Caring for the elderly doesn’t stop at Christmas
Ann Keaney is Deputy Sister on Ward 6 and will be among those caring for elderly patients at one of SWAH’s busiest departments this Christmas. For those spending Christmas in hospital, Dr O’Hare says staff go out of their way to be make it as special as possible. Sadly, in rural areas like Fermanagh, societal […]
Santa’s special stop-off to young patients
For those youngsters spending Christmas in hospital, staff like Consultant Paediatrician Dr Ray Nethercott try to make it as special as possible. Across all departments, all of the staff make things as festive as they can – the wards are decorated, patients are treated to a Christmas dinner and staff dress up. “Christmas can be […]
‘Working people relying on charity to get through Xmas’
“These are people who have jobs but their mortgages have increased and they still have bills to pay, heating oil and food to buy.”
Hardy souls gear up to take plunge at festive dips
Brave swimmers prepare for dips over Christmas and New Year
Drink driving pensioner gives car to his grandson
McCann was handed a four month prison sentence, suspended for two years.
