First Minister Arlene Foster has welcomed the news that £900,000 extra has been allocated to the Pathway fund. This will ensure Newtownbutler Playgroup and the Railway Kids programme will now receive an award of funding for the year. Mrs Foster said, “On Friday I met with the leaders of Newtownbutler Playgroup and heard their concerns […]
Sinead is stepping out for brother-in-law and cancer
A FERMANAGH woman has put her best foot forward during the month of March in aid of Cancer Research UK. Sinead McCormack from Donagh has raised over £1,335 so far after taking on the ‘Walk All Over Cancer’ challenge, by walking 10,000 steps per day to help beat cancer and raise essential funds for life-saving […]
Remembering Bobby Sands election win
IT HAS BEEN 40 years since Bobby Sands was elected MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, while on hunger strike in the H-blocks of Long Kesh back 1981. Friday past marked the watershed moment that saw Bobby Sands defeat Ulster Unionist leader Harry West after he received 30,492 votes and topped the poll with a 1,447 majority from […]
Clergy reflect on Prince Philip’s visit to Enniskillen
LOCAL clergymen took a moment to reflect on Fermanagh’s royal visit from Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip back in 2012 following the Duke of Edinburgh’s death on Friday. During her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee visit to the north, Dean of Clogher, the Very Rev Kenneth Hall, and Monsignor Peter O’Reilly,welcomed the royal couple to St Michael’s Church […]
Playgroup staff to meet First Minister
“We’re still hoping to get the funding that we need to stay open.”
Two men rescued from separate accidents
EMERGENCY services were called to a number of rescues across Fermanagh during the past week. On Friday morning, emergency services were called to rescue a person who was trapped under a dumper truck in the Tempo area. It was confirmed that three Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) appliances were dispatched to attend the incident on […]
Parents ‘up in arms’ over expensive school uniforms
“Clothes shops and shoe shops needed to be reopened before schools started back up.”
79-year-old airlifted after weekend incident
On Saturday, 10 April at 11.53am, firefighters were called to the Clonursan Road, Enniskillen after reports that a 79 year old man was trapped underneath a vehicle. When Firefighters arrived the casualty had been removed from under the vehicle. Firefighters helped remove the casualty from the scene using manual handling techniques and stabilised the vehicle. […]
Foster and O’Neill express sympathy following death of Prince Philip
On behalf of the Executive, First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill have expressed their sympathies following the death of the Duke of Edinburgh. First Minister Arlene Foster said, “I am deeply saddened by the news of the death of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. It is a sadness that […]
The Duke of Edinburgh has died at the age of 99
Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh has died at the age of 99. A statement from the Royal Family read, “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. “His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning […]