“It was a brilliant idea in the end-up and I think outdoor events like this could really be the way forward.”
Pandemic forces rethink in cuts to health service
Trust boss says financial ‘recovery’ plan must be put on hold
Multi-million plan for biggest primary school
It is hoped the funding means a new school will be one step closer.
Death of one of Femanagh’s oldest residents aged 100
NEWTOWBUTLER has said a sad farewell to one if it’s oldest residents, Peggy McAviney. Peggy passed away peacefully on Monday at her home in Drumralla, surrounded by her family. The well known and well respected local woman had celebrate her 100th birthday only a few weeks ago, on April 23. Due to the Covid-19 restrictions […]
Time running out to avail of rates discount
To get the discount you must pay in full by Friday, July 3.
Famous Fermanagh sons’ dubious connection to slavery
Both men were colonial rulers of islands where slavery was the basis for the economy.
Patients returning to SWAH as Covid rate falls
AS THE Covid infection rate continues to fall locally and the Western Trust continue to restore their services, it has been revealed that the Emergency Department at SWAH is now as busy as it was before the outbreak. At a virtual press briefing last Friday, during which Trust boss Dr Anne Killgallen paid a passionate […]
Bypass plan still on course depsite funds setback
WHILE there was concern last week after the long-awaited Enniskillen bypass was left out of this year’s roads budget, it has since been confirmed officials are to “work at pace to progress” the project. Last week there were calls for Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon, pictured below, to explain why the bypass scheme, which has been […]
SF councillor bullied as a child for English accent
A LOCAL councillor who grew up in England has opened up about his own experience of racism as a child, including from others right here in Fermanagh. During a discussion at a recent council meeting on how to best show support for George Floyd, the black man murdered by police in the US just over […]