CROWDS packed the Holy Cross church in Lisnaskea on Sunday last to celebrate the induction ceremony of Father Jimmy McPhillips. Parishioners, family and friends filled the aisles to join in the service as Monsignor Joseph McGuinness, Clogher diocesan administrator, conferred Fr McPhillips as Parish Priest of Aghalurcher. Speaking after the landmark service for his installation […]
Postcards home for Christmas
CHRISTMAS is about coming together as a family. In the age of emigration, though, sadly many families across Fermanagh will have an empty chair at the dinner table next Tuesday. Spending Christmas away in a foreign land can be tough for both those living abroad and families back home. Unfortunately here at the Herald we […]
The festive season is also a prime time for criminals
AS the countdown to Christmas continues warnings for vigilance have been issued in the hope that members of the community can help protect their presents and belongings from thieves. In asking for people to keep their cars and properties locked a PSNI spokesman said not to “give burglars an early present of your belongings”. […]
New scheme to steer patients away from GPs
A NEW Pharmacy First Scheme is in the initial stages of being rolled out across Fermanagh. The scheme aims to help displace unnecessary GP appointments by inviting patients to seek a consultation with a pharmacist first. The service which came into operation on 1 December caters for those with sore throats, colds or flu-like aliments. […]
Concerns raised over safety issues at nursing home
THE Graan Abbey Nursing Home has been issued with two failure to comply notices after issues related to medicine management were highlighted. The latest inspection carried out on 27 November by the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) reported that “management of medicines was not robust”. The report raised concerns by flagging areas where the […]
Derelict old exchange could transform Buttermarket area
Eyesore site could be at the centre of town’s regeneration
On the ball… hundreds of trees for football ground
OVER hundred trees will be planted around the Ball Range football ground at Enniskillen’s Coa Road as part of an new environmental initiative. On Wednesday last a number of pupils from Devenish College, Mount Lourdes Grammar School, Enniskillen Integrated College and St Michael’s Grammar School came together to plant a variety of saplings as part […]
Patients waiting over a year for hospital appointment
THIS week it has been revealed that urgent neurology referrals can take up to 68 weeks. This means patients can wait over 475 days for an appointment. In addition to this just shy of five years can pass as neurology patients wait for their first routine outpatient appointment. This may mean that local Multiple Sclerosis […]
Poison link as herd of cattle are wiped out
AROUND 130 cattle have died as a result of a suspected case of botulism at a dairy farm in Fermanagh. It is believed that the original herd of 170 cattle has been reduced to around 40 in the space of three days. Botulism, a form of food poisoning, is caused by the ingestion of preformed […]
Struggle with vaccine supplies amid swine flu fears
AS THE flu season approaches concerns have been raised that those most susceptible to flu this year will be young people and pregnant women. A recent meeting of the emergency department task force has highlighted that Swine Flu is likely to be a dominant strain. According to the Public Health Agency the Swine Flu virus […]