The public consultation has been suspended.
Only fraction of local Covid tests are positive
Huge increase in Covid tests, but less than 0.8% have the virus
Work gets underway on site for new health centre
THE LONG-AWAITED new health centre in Lisnaskea is finally making progress, however it will be at least another four years before the project is completed. The total cost of the new centre is expected to be between £12 and £14m. With contracts still to be handed out, construction of the new building on the site […]
Archaeologists uncover ancient human remains
A 4,000-YEAR-OLD cremation urn, containing the remains of a Bronze Age person, is one of many “very significant” items recently found in the Erne waterway. As reported in last week’s Herald, a large cache of thousands of Bronze and Stone Age tools were found in a Leitrim lake during the lockdown. This latest discovery was […]
New Portora campus edges one step closer
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. […]
