AFTER WEEKS of falling dramatically, by up to 30 percent at a time, the number of Covid cases in Fermanagh has shot up again this week. In fact, the south of the county now has the third highest rate of infection in the North. There have been 241 positive cases in the Fermanagh and Omagh […]
Learn to live with virus
A FERMANAGH doctor has said he fears Covid lockdowns are doing more harm than good in the community, and has urged the powers-that-be not to impose heavy restrictions at Christmas. Dr Brendan O’Hare, who lost his 89-year-old father to the virus just weeks ago, told the Herald he is “becoming increasingly concerned about the unintended […]
SWAH at full capacity as winter pressures hit hard
THE SOUTH West Acute Hospital is currently operating at full capacity, with patients currently having to wait to be admitted, however only a small percentage of its inpatients are being treated for Covid. At the time of gong to print on Tuesday there were currently 20 Covid patients at SWAH, none of whom were being […]
Biden could be county’s Brexit saviour
President Elect Joe Biden has reiterated his view that Brexit should not undermine the GFA since winning the election.
Hopes high vaccine could help life return to normal
“I believe there will be enough people who will be just so relieved that there is something to help us get back to normal life.”
Local woman helped Biden and Harris to election win
Sheila Nix, who worked for the Obama administration and will be part of the Biden administration, is the first cousin of Cllr Anthony Feely.
Protesters not sold on change of tack by mining company
NEWS the company hoping to drill for gas in Fermanagh has removed the ‘fracking’ element of its exploration licence application has been met with suspicion locally. However, the strong opposition shown in the Assembly last week to the issuing of any such licences has been warmly welcomed. Last week Finance Minister Diane Dodds, who had […]
Village surgery on the look-out for new doctor
THE SEARCH is on for a new doctor in village of Swanlinbar after the area’s resident GPs retired at the weekend. A locum GP is to serve the people of Swanlinbar and surrounding areas for the immediate future after Dr Kevin Deering and Dr Jacqueline Ellis-Deering retired at the end of October. While no interviews […]
Covid is linked to decline in local crossborder trade
TRAFFIC on some of Fermanagh’s border roads has fallen by over 40 percent since the current round of Covid restrictions came into force. With tighter restrictions on both sides of the border, traffic counters in Donegal have revealed a dramatic drop of thousands of vehicles using roads along the border since the Level Five lockdown […]
Calls for financial support for students
FERMANAGH’S young people are “being treated terribly” and “something needs to be done” to help them face the extreme challenges they are currently facing due to the Covid pandemic. That’s according to local Cllr Sheamus Greene, who is a school bus driver by profession and chair of the board of St Mary’s in Brookeborough. He […]