CHARITIES and organisations supporting those experiencing homelessness have joined Housing Executive staff at a special advice clinic in Enniskillen as part of this year’s Homelessness Awareness Week. Providing an opportunity for local people to access housing, finance, cost-of-living, and benefits advice, the clinic was held at Enniskillen Library on Wednesday, December 6. To read more on this […]
Poetry collection vividly recalls Enniskillen’s past
A COLLECTION of poetry has shone a new light on the many characters and places from Enniskillen’s past. Called ‘Enniskillen Twenty Poems’, the online collection of poetry was written and published recently by Kevin Quinn. Born and raised in Queen’s Street in Enniskillen, his poems range from ‘The Erne Laundry’ to ‘Mercers’ Window’, but it’s ‘Carol Singers’ that might best evoke Enniskillen of days gone […]
Businesses putting in extra Christmas effort
CONFIDENCE is high local shoppers will be hitting the streets this Christmas despite a new survey that suggests half of the North’s households expect to have less money this year and plan to cut back on spending as a result. Consumers remain cautious due to the cost-of-living crisis, according to the Credit Union Consumer Sentiment Survey, with only one in […]
Charlie’s Bar viral video sparks new fundraising drive
AFTER their Christmas video gained global attention, Charlie’s Bar is now doing a fundraising campaign to raise money for the elderly at this time of year. The popular pub in Enniskillen is building on its Christmas advert, which became a viral sensation last week, by setting up a GoFundMe page and selling merchandise to generate funds for […]
Night to remember at 140th anniversary of Mahon’s Hotel
A NIGHT of stories, sketches, and colourful tales was just part of the entertainment last Thursday night when Mahon’s Hotel in Irvinestown celebrated 140 years in business. Few businesses can proudly claim to have been run by the same family on a daily basis for almost a century-and-a-half, but this was exactly what Mahon’s Hotel in Irvinestown was celebrating, with […]
Kind-hearted Bernadette ‘cared about everyone’
A TRILLICK native who died recently has been described as someone who ‘always put other people first.’ Bernadette McArt, died peacefully at her home on Friday, November 17. She was the sister of former Trillick footballer and Fermanagh and Omagh District Council worker, Gerry ‘Shep’ Donnelly, who died last month. Another sister, Kathleen O’Hagan, also passed […]
Local home heating oil prices set to rise
THE price of home heating oil has fallen for the fifth consecutive week in the North, but that’s where the good news ends. New analysis from the weekly survey from consumer watchdog, the Consumer Council, found that the price of home heating oil has steadily fallen since October 19, when 500 litres was priced at around £390. […]
Christmas cheer is alive and well at Charlie’s Bar
Emotional TikTok video captures the hearts of millions around the world
One pay packet away from poverty
FERMANAGH families are sitting in the dark, with no electricity and no heating, as the bitter reality of the cost-of-living crisis begins to bite this winter. Speaking to the Fermanagh Herald, the Enniskillen Conference of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) said many people in Fermanagh are now “one pay packet away from poverty”. Martha Smyth, President of […]
Caring Eimir ‘an absolute angel on Earth’
AN outpouring of emotion has swept the county this week after a dedicated midwife and former Fermanagh GAA player lost her courageous battle with kidney cancer. Eimir Martin, 35, from Lisnaskea, had been battling the disease for 15 years and died in the early hours of Monday morning. “Eimir never let her illness stop her from doing anything. She […]