Fermanagh have come out in force to have their say on SWAH with 28,494 people signing the Consultation Hospital Network forms. Members from SOAS travelled to Belfast on Thursday (27 February 2025) to deliver the responses to the Department of Health. SOAS has gathered many thousands of signatures at various events and locations across the […]
Outrage at changes to Fermanagh retail park
THE new application to add an additional retail unit instead of the much anticipated leisure facilities at Lakelands Retail park has been met with huge backlash from the public with hundreds rejecting the application on the online portal. Joanne Cox objected to the new plans and said, “A town the size of Enniskillen has adequate […]
Emergency services attend house fire in Fermanagh
Emergency services attended a house fire this morning (Wednesday 26 February) in Newtownbutler. A call was made to the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service at 8.02am with reports of a fire in a semi-detached property in Railway Court, Newtownbutler. “Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used 1 hose reel to extinguish the fire. The cause of […]
Fermanagh stroke survivor recalls her road to recovery
AN Enniskillen mother who suffered a stroke at 32-years of age while she was 36 weeks pregnant is now supporting others going through the same experience. Ciara Murray, from Enniskillen, said the stoke occurred at around 11.30am on October 29 2015. At the time, Ciara, who was home alone at the time, didn’t realise she’d just […]
Ellie’s Retreat charity 10k run/5k walk
Coa O Dwyers is set to host a 10k run/5k walk aimed at raising funds for Ellie’s Retreat.
Val Valentine celebrates 100th birthday
WHAT are the odds of being born on Valentine’s Day and your surname being Valentine? Why don’t you ask Fermanagh man Val Valentine who celebrated his 100th Birthday on February 14. The remarkable Irvinestown man also married his sweetheart Alice on the most romantic day of the year. Val and Alice have two daughters Maria […]
Joy as Fermanagh Fishing Classic festival reinstated
A LIVERPOOL angler who has been traveling to the county for 50 years to compete in the Fermanagh Fishing Classic has said: “this is the best bit of news I’ve heard this year” about the recent reveal that the funding for the event has been reinstated. This comes after it was announced that funding for […]
Shauna’s breaking down stereotypes in the fire service
A LISNASKEA firefighter has been breaking down stereotypes and is encouraging more women to join the force. Mother of five Shauna McCrystal who once was a makeup artist and accountant has described her reason behind transitioning to becoming a firefighter as having “a strong desire to help others”. “Transitioning from being a makeup artist and […]
Neven Maguire cooks up a storm at Fermanagh event
IT was a night to remember as local celebrity chef, Neven Maguire hosted an exclusive cookery demonstration in the Killyhevlin hotel in December. Neven shared his expert cooking tips and demonstrated how to create some of his most loved dishes, raising an incredible £5210.00 for Cancer Focus Northern Ireland. The local cancer charity is set […]
Phil wins Fermanagh’s ‘Volunteer in Sport’ award
THE Federation of Irish Sport has announced that Phil Flanagan has been named County Fermanagh’s 2024 recipient of the Volunteers in Sport Awards. Phil will be honoured at a special awards ceremony on Friday, 28 February 2025, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown, alongside a volunteer from every county in Ireland (four from Dublin) in recognition […]