THE LONG-AWAITED new Enniskillen Royal Grammar School building is one step closer, with hopes high funding for the project will be confirmed in the near future. It is thought that the new school will be based at the Portora site while the Collegiate campus, located in one of Enniskillen’s most sought after residential areas, could […]
Health staff are urged to get the jab
FERMANAGH’S frontline health workers have been urged to get their flu jab this year, even if they’ve never had one before, after it emerged less than a third of staff at the Western Trust had taken up the vaccine last year. Flu vaccines are not mandatory for health workers, however with the Covid crisis continuing, […]
Moment of truth as schools finally open their doors
WITH every school in Fermanagh returning class for the first time since March, it’s been a momentous week for the county. Below the Herald talks to the principals of two of the county’s biggest schools on how they, their staff, and their pupils have been coping with the return. BRIAN Treacy, principal of Holy Trinity […]
Local firm cashes in on Facebook expansion
A FERMANAGH company, that is helping social media giant Facebook expand its massive Irish data centre, has reported a surge in its profits. Severfield in Ballinamallard has reported its revenue over the last financial year has jumped from £274.9 million in 2019 to £327.4 million. It’s pre-tax profits jumped from £24.7 million to £28.6 million. […]
Enniskillen pub reopens after Covid case confirmation
The bar was forced to close for a deep clean yesteday “as a precaution”
Glass factory goes all gas in £40m investment
One of the largest firms in Fermanagh is now fully running off natural gas.
Tens of thousands flock to ‘Stairway to Heaven’
EDUCATION could be key to controlling the crowds that have been descending on Cuilcagh in recent weeks, by letting visitors know they are walking on much more than just a social media friendly tourist attraction. Since the lockdown was eased, and with the entire country seemingly holidaying at home this year, tens of thousands have […]
NHS ‘will not cope’ with flu outbreak and second wave
AS MANY people as possible in Fermanagh are being urged to get this year’s flu vaccine, with fears the local health service will struggle to cope with the double whammy of a flu outbreak and a second wave of Covid this winter. In fact, the public have been warned evidence suggests that catching both the […]