IT may not look like it from the outside, but Enniskillen Library is going nowhere and neither are some of its most renowned collections. Local book lovers were concerned for its future because of the dilapidated state of the building along with rumours that its Heritage Collection may be moved to another library due to senior staff retirements. However, NI Libraries […]
Fermanagh couple celebrates 70th wedding anniversary
IT was a day to remember at the well-known Tummon household in Enniskillen recently. Anne and Patrick Tummon celebrated their 70th (platinum) wedding anniversary with their family and friends. Married on May 22, 1954, 99-year-old Anne and Patrick, aged 92, enjoyed a party at their home in Kilmacormick Road to celebrate the big occasion. Talk about a numbers game […]
More pain for Fermanagh patients
YET another service has gone at the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH). The Osteoporosis Clinic, which was held once a week and gave essential medical treatment to those suffering from the condition, has closed temporarily due to a staffing shortage. Worse still, some patients are unaware of the closure, and those who do know about it […]
Arlene Foster and Charlie Lawson team up for Twelfth
THE dynamic duo are back on the march. Dame Arlene Foster will join Charlie Lawson once more to provide coverage of this year’s Twelfth of July for GB News. Last week the channel confirmed it will broadcast segments of the big day in the Orange Order’s marching season with the ex-DUP leader and former Coronation Street actor featuring […]
Fermanagh has shortest waiting time for driving tests
LEARNERS in Fermanagh have one of the shortest waiting times for a driving test in Northern Ireland, new research has revealed. Data obtained by the Sterling Insurance company showed it takes an average of 5.07 weeks after booking a test to take it in the county – almost half the time than the longest wait in Northern Ireland. […]
Fermanagh doctor makes history
AN ENNISKILLEN doctor has made history at the South West Acute Hospital for her use of modern technology which is helping provide ‘first-class medical education’ to young students. A Foundation Year 1 doctor at the South West Acute Hospital, Dr Grace Kettyle, recently teamed up with other doctors from Canada and around Europe. They were […]
Review offers hope for Fermanagh hospital services
A REGULATION and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) review has offered campaigners hope that sense will prevail and the Department of Health will bring forward plans to restore emergency general surgery at the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH). Local hospital campaign group, Save Our Acute Services (SOAS), has welcomed this week’s announcement by the RQIA that it has been commissioned by the […]
Fermanagh club misses out on £36.2 million funding
IF you thought when Sports Minister Gordon Lyons announced that £36.2 million in government funding was now available for Irish League football clubs it would see Ballinamallard United receive a much-needed cash injection, think again. The £36.2 million Sub-Regional government funding was finally released last week and renamed as the Northern Ireland Football Fund. However, Ballinamallard chairman Tom Elliott, pictured […]
Major financial windfall for Fermanagh school
ST KEVIN’S College in Lisnaskea has received a financial windfall, which will go towards helping to build a new extension to their premises. Education Minister, Paul Givan, yesterday announced capital funding allocations for 2024-25 and St Kevin’s was one of the beneficiaries. St Kevin’s was among eight primary and post-primary schools that received investment which will be spent […]
Fermanagh school support staff go on strike
THOUSANDS of non-teaching staff in the Education Authority (EA) across the North took strike action on Monday. It was the first of three days of industrial action. The Unite, GMB and Nipsa trade unions have notified employers of two further strike dates on June 3 and 4. In Fermanagh, workers walked out as part of a long-running dispute […]