WITH many sectors of the local economy currently ‘locked down’ again, and with the furlough scheme coming to an end, many families across the Fermanagh are struggling to make ends meet. In many cases families are finding it hard to pay their bills or feed their children, and with restrictions set to continue, so to […]
Road victim’s family distress as brother’s killer walks
THE FAMILY of a Fermanagh man who was killed in a motorbike crash in Dublin have said they are “disappointed and distressed” by what what they feel was an “unduly lenient” sentence handed down to the driver responsible for his death. Brookeborough man Stephen Fee, pictured, died on December 10, 2018 after he was knocked […]
‘Our mistake’: roads agency owns up to lane confusion
THERE was much confusion in Enniskillen recently when motorists found the layout of one of the busiest junctions in the town appeared ‘off’. Over the past two weeks there have been numerous close calls at the junction at the top of Queen Street. This is because, following recent road works, the lane markings on the […]
Grounds for hope as Covid figures revealed
FERMANAGH’S Covid infection rate is much lower than previously feared, with parts of the county virtually virus free, the Herald can reveal. Up until now the only local breakdown of positive test results was based on council district, in our case Fermanagh and Omagh. However the Department of Health has now published a more local […]
Children going to school with Covid symptoms – claim
Fermanagh schoolchildren are being “almost encouraged” to go into school even when they have possible Covid symptoms, it has been claimed.
Special shout out for Marty as council to mark Ederney
“It has brought great excitement to the village, to young and old.”
Children ‘going hungry’ when asked to isolate
There have been calls for most support for struggling families.
Anger at South’s Covid payments stopping at the border
Local councillors claim those paying tax in the South should be entilted to the Covid payment there.
Up to 75% of ‘normal’ SWAH appointments not going ahead
“This is an extremely challenging position for us across all sites and in terms of how we do our business.”
Young people ‘shouldn’t be made Covid scapegoats’
FERMANAGH’S young people should not be “made the scapegoats” for the spread of Covid locally, and instead should be praised for how well they’ve been handling the crisis. That’s the message of local Cllr Sheamus Greene, who is a school bus driver, in response to criticisms both on social media and on local radio of […]