FOLLOWING a horrific dog attack on a local woman there have been calls for police to be given powers to investigate dog on dog “assaults.” Last April a woman in the Ballinamallard area suffered a horrific injury after she intervened when her dog were being attacked by another dog. The woman lost her finger in […]
Contagion could result in alarming doctor shortage
IT IS ALREADY widely accepted that we have a chronic shortage of GPs in Fermanagh, but if the coronavirus spreads locally, the situation could get a lot worse. With healthcare workers on the frontline, if the virus spreads locally it is inevitable some staff will come in contact with Covid-19 patients. If that happens, those […]
Why are we buying so much loo roll?
“This virus does not cause diarrhoea. People are like lemmings running around buying toilet roll.”
Don’t go to Mass, urges local church!
Masses will be streamed online and people are asked to “stay away”
Safety of our elderly ‘must be top priority’
THE FERMANAGH public has been urged to be very sensible and highly vigilant when it comes to visiting elderly relatives for the foreseeable future, as the coronavirus spreads across the country. While the virus is not currently in Fermanagh, that we are aware of, medical experts have advised the public to take measures to ensure […]
Road markings headache for Enniskillen drivers
IT’S NOT just Fermanagh’s rural roads that are lacking essential markings, the issue is just as much of a problem in the county town than in the country according to a local driving instructor. Last week the Herald reported on how faded road markings in rural parts of the county were putting motorists in danger. […]
Poor broadband growing worry for local farmers
FUNDING for our forests, animal health, the environment and fisheries, and for food and farming is all to be slashed by the newly restored Stormont Executive. On top of that, a new digitalisation plan by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) could see farmers here in Fermanagh disadvantaged due to the county’s […]
Care homes are taking a ‘case by case’ approach
THE Public Health Agency (PHA) has not issued any additional guidelines for care homes here to follow in relation to the spread of Covid-19. A spokeswoman for the PHA told the Herald that any visiting restrictions placed on homes would be on a case-by-case basis, and only where necessary. “If nursing or residential homes have […]
Spread of virus now seems inevitable, warns local GP
IF AND when Covid-19 hits Fermanagh those in our community who are more vulnerable to the virus have been urged by local doctors to take special measures to protect themselves. Both Ederney GP Dr Brendan O’Hare, pictured below and Enniskillen GP Dr Johnny Guette, from Devenish Practice, have stressed that, at the time of going […]