The crew are fundraising for a permanent station on the lower lough.
Fermanagh’s children of the stars
The Apollo 11 commander, who took mankind’s first step on the moon on July 20 1969, was indeed a Fermanagh Armstrong!
Spike in spam calls in Fermanagh this week
One reader told the Herald they were contacted several times in one afternoon.
Cheering on the Azzuri from Cork and Kinawley
THERE were celebrations in Kinawley as Italy were crowned European Champions on Sunday night, and it had nothing to do with not wanting England to win. It was all in support of honorary Fermanagh man Luca Saulle, who has made Kinawley his home and where he has a strong extended family connection. The Naples native […]
Public realm works to resume on Monday
Work on footpaths at two ends of the town will begin again on Monday.
We all need to work together on flags, posters and parades
EVERYONE in the community is being urged to work together on the issue of parades, posters and flags, after a week when there was tension across the county over signs and effigies. At the weekend, in the run up to the Twelfth celebrations, posters were put up in Newtownbutler calling for “no sectarian parades.” Local […]
Covid crisis far from over as numbers climb
WITH Covid numbers are continuing to climb this week, the Western Trust has pleaded with everyone to get vaccinated, particularly young people. Over the past week there were 99 cases in the Fermanagh and Omagh area, up on 86 last week. Unfortunately, the Department of Health dashboard does not have an update on the local […]
ALERT: Suspicious object found outside Lisnaskea
Police are currently in attendance and diversions are in place.
Confusion reigns on Brexit pet passports
“No one seems to know what the rules are and how they will be applied.”
‘Great news’ on live-saving opt-out organ donation law
NEWS the Executive has signed off on a “soft opt-out” organ donation bill has been welcomed locally. Under the new bill, which will now proceed through the Assembly for ratification, every person will be considered to be willing to donate their organs unless they formally opt out or are in an exempted category. Families will […]