Swann says Covid not to blame for cancelled procedures


NO HEALTH condition is being “prioritised” over another at the moment, with patients being treated according to clinical need as far as capacity will allow, according the Health Minister. Since the outbreak of the Covid crisis the health service has reconfigured itself to deal with the recurring surges of the virus. This has resulted in […]

Don’t take the heart of our town, urges businessman


LOCAL businesses in Enniskillen are not opposed to big brand stores coming to the town, and are instead against the proposed location of a major new retail and leisure development in the town.  That’s the view of one prominent and long-serving local business man, who was speaking ahead of a potential decision on the application […]

Vaccine news ‘more than we dared hope for’says local GP


A FERMANAGH GP has said the recent announcements on potential Covid vaccines are “an absolute game changer” that could very likely herald the beginning of the end of the global pandemic.  Dr Brendan O’Hare, who is the GP in Ederney and runs the Western Rural Healthcare group of practices, was speaking to the Herald earlier […]

Encirc invests in its people as it looks to the future


ONE of Fermanagh’s biggest manufacturers plans to spend the guts of £1 million on a new staff training and wellbeing initiative.  Derrylin glass factory Encirc is to invest over £870,000 to help develop its employees’ skills as part of its new ‘Engage’ programme. The programme will train staff in project management and other manufacturing processes, […]

Covid numbers shoot up again


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 […]