Surgeons travelling to SWAH to help reduce waiting times


A NEW initiative to bring down waiting times at SWAH has seen surgeons travelling from Altnagelvin to carry out operations at the Enniskillen Hospital. To read more on this story see this week’s Fermanagh Herald. Can’t get to the shop to collect your copy? No problem! You can download a copy straight to your device […]


Enniskillen denied express bus service


FERMANAGH has been denied an express service to Belfast, with the Department of Infrastructure stating the county is already “adequately” served with public transport and there was no demand for a new service. To read more on this story see this week’s Fermanagh Herald. Can’t get to the shop to collect your copy? No problem! You […]


Council pays tribute to Duke but no minute’s silence


TRIBUTE: ALL FIVE main political parties in Fermanagh and Omagh District Council paid tribute to Prince Philip following his death last week but, a request to hold a miniute’s silence in  his honour was refused by the Council Chairperson. Chairwoman Councillor Diana Armstrong said while she understands the sentiments behind a minute’s silence it was […]


Some local companies losing up to 30 percent of income due to Brexit


FERMANAGH hauliers have seen their incomes fall by up to 30 percent since Brexit, according to a new report into the impact of the UK’s exit from the EU on local freight trade. The report was carried out by the local Council’s director of regeneration and planning at the request of the Council’s Brexit committee. […]


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Donegal schools may be an option for Brollagh pupils


BROLLAGH: THE NORTH’S Education Minister, Peter Weir, has admitted that pupils from St Mary’s High School in Brollagh may be better off transferring to secondary schools in the South after the rural school closes . Local MLA Jemma Dolan, who attended Brollagh as a pupil, said she has already raised the possibility of Belleek students […]