Move to end fax machine use will threaten businesses


ONCE an essential part of office equipment, the days of the fax machine are coming to an end, but it could also signal major problems for local businesses. The UK’s communications regulator Ofcom is consulting on changes to telecoms rules that could see the apparatus no longer being used as telecoms providers would no longer be […]

People with flu and Covid symptoms should stay at home


HEALTH officials have urged the public to stay at home if they develop Covid-19 or flu-like symptoms over the Christmas period. Fermanagh people have been warned to be extremely cautious while out and about shopping, commuting, and socialising this Christmas after a huge spike in Covid and flu cases this month. Mask-wearing on public transport, in shops, […]

SWAH nurses next to protest on picket lines


NURSES from the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) in Enniskillen took part in two day-long strikes for more pay in the past week. Thousands of nurses took to the picket lines at hospitals across the North last Thursday and yesterday (Tuesday). Despite the wintery conditions, nurses of all ages and levels were out in force at the SWAH throughout the two days of protests. Independent […]

Heating oil shortage won’t cancel Christmas


DON’T worry, you’ll be warm this Christmas. That was the guarantee made by a local heating oil supplier after fears that people will be left shivering in their homes over the festive season. A sudden drop in temperatures and the Ukraine war were given as the reasons for a shortage of heating oil, which lead to rationing […]

Council to spend £250,000 on cost-of-living initiatives


THE cost-of-living crisis is having a huge impact across the county, but the Council has developed £250,000 in initiatives to support residents most in need of help. A Scoping Study undertaken by the Council identified that families with children, the ‘working poor’, those living with disabilities, and older people will be most adversely affected at […]

Sean Quinn denies any involvement in abduction


DEFIANT former billionaire Sean Quinn remained adamant he had ‘absolutely nothing’ to do with the brutal abduction and attack on company director Kevin Lunney, and that he received ‘rough justice’ when he lost control of his empire. The third and final part of the RTÉ documentary ‘Quinn Country’ focused on the period of attacks that began in the days after Mr Quinn’s business was […]

Alan Dukes should ‘apologise to border people’


THE documentary ‘Quinn Country’ has stirred up its fair share of controversy, but comments made by a former Fine Gael leader about people living on the border have enraged local politicians. Featuring candid testimony from Sean Quinn himself, the highly anticipated series attempted to tell the story of the man who personified Ireland’s boom and subsequently, its […]