FERMANAGH people are being urged to have their say on whether the annual MOT should only be carried out every two years. Last week, infrastructure Minister, Nichola Mallon, launched a ‘Call for Evidence’ on the potential introduction of biennial MOT testing. Currently, private cars and motorbikes must have their first MOT when they are four-years-old, […]
Festival Lough Erne is back with a difference!
KICKING off on Sunday, 12 September, this year’s Festival Lough Erne is a week-long event with an exciting programme of activities, on and off the water. The festival is organised in line with current government guidance relating to the Covid-19 pandemic so, this year, you can tune into a variety of online talks and webinars […]
FREE download – let’s celebrate Enniskillen & surrounds
Enniskillen, the Island Town is by it’s very nature a unique place. The only island town on the Island of Ireland this vibrant town is a bustling hive of activity as locals and visitors alike enjoy the wide range of retail, hospitality and service experiences. We, at the Fermanagh Herald along with Fermanagh & Omagh […]
Councillors critical of roads maintenance process here
AT A RECENT meeting of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, several members spoke of their disappointment with the roads maintenance programme here, which has not addressed the scale of the problem. Despite much correspondence between the Council and its individual members and the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) and other bodies, many Fermanagh roads remain in […]
Man accused of assault and threats to kill
A KINAWLEY man accused of assaulting and threatening to kill two local men has had his case adjourned until the availability of witnesses, including a Mannok director, can be established for his contest. Patrick McGovern (29) of Springtown Road is charged with criminal damage to a door, threats to kill and common assault against two […]
‘furious’ at state vulnerable sister’s home was left in
A DERRYGONNELLY woman has been left “furious” over the dangerous condition her vulnerable sister’s house was left in by Housing Executive maintenance workers. The 73-year-old resident of , who receives dialysis twice a week in Omagh, has been left with no entry to the front of her house due to work which was started by […]
Plans to close Post office accounts continue
POST OFFICE customers in receipt of benefits are being advised to open bank accounts “as soon as possible” as Department for Communities plans to stop making the payments to Post Office card accounts continue. The plans are being criticised locally, especially since the county has seen several bank branches closed here in recent months. Independednt […]
Foodie Fermanagh … Let’s make it ‘a thing’
THIS WEEK for our Foodie Fermanagh feature we have taken a journey around the upper Lough Erne which, of course, takes in Derrylin, Bellanaleck, Florencecourt, Lisbellaw and Lisnaskea. Once again as the Herald put together a list of the restaurants and bars operating in this locality, we were struck by the range of choice […]
Councillor urges executive not to mismanage students
SINN Féin Councillor Sheamus Greene has called on the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure students are not subjected to pandemic mismanagement which others before them had to endure in the past two years. “Over the last two years, our student population found themselves paying for university courses and student accommodation which they had very limited […]
‘Choose life’ to end ‘mental health pandemic’ – priest
CANON Jimmy McPhillips has urged young people to “seek help and avail of the many services that are waiting for you to ask”. “To the young people, each one of you are amazing. Each one of you have potential within you and none of us want to see that bright life ever go out,” he […]