Education Minister Peter Weir has announced that St Mary’s Brollagh is to close permanently.
Extinction Rebellion joins fight against fracking
Campaigners have noted there is already a wealth of scientific evidence showing just how harmful fracking can be.
One year since Herald’s first Covid-19 coverage
An unquenchable community spirit that has defined the pandemic locally.
Iconic Quinn’s pub set for demolition
If the walls of Quinn’s pub in Dublin could talk, it would have plenty of tales to tell.
Hopes high as vaccine benefits start to show
THERE IS good and bad news on the Covid front this week, but thankfully there is more good than bad, particularly on the vaccine front. The first piece of good news is that the county is continuing to keep its Covid numbers encouragingly low, with just 49 people in the Fermanagh and Omagh area testing […]
Bishop’s lenten message
AS WE embark on a very different type of Lent, the Bishop of Clogher has urged the people of the diocese to continue to pray, reflect and continue to support those less fortunate during this holy season. In a lengthy pastoral letter issued in advance of Ash Wednesday, Bishop Larry Duffy spoke of the hardships […]
Warning of convincing National Insurance number scam
POLICE have issued a warning to the local community to be aware of a number of new convincing scams doing the rounds recently. Many Fermanagh people have already received calls in the past week telling them their National Insurance number is being used by scammers. “We have received a number of calls in recent days […]
Council vows to take dangerous dog owners to court
With dog attacks on people are on the rise in Fermanagh, with the latest taking place just last week, the Council has warned it is in the process of taking legal action against dog owners. Between November 18th and January 21, there were four dog attacks on people recorded in the local area. However, at […]
Cross border fines only for clearly breaching rules
ANYONE stopped crossing the border will only receive one of the new Garda fines if they are in clear breach of Covid restrictions, the local community has been assured. As of Monday this week, Garda officers operating Covid checkpoints have been given the power to fine people €100 fine for non-essential travel. The fine applies […]
Trust administering 1,000 vaccines per day
THE WESTERN Trust has vaccinated over 31,000 people since it began its roll out, and is continuing at a rate of up to and even over 1,000 vaccinations a day. The impressive statistics were revealed by chief executive Dr Anne Kilgallen at a recent Trust board meeting. Giving a brief outline to the board of […]