‘We will come out of this better people and community’


PEOPLE IN Fermanagh must continue working as one, which will be how we survive the current challenges and come out the other side of this crisis together. That is the message from local councillor Thomas O’Reilly, who is chairman of the cross-community group Newtownbutler Together. Cllr O’Reilly said as tough as times may be at […]

GAA club vows to keep going with online Lotto


AS THE Covid-19 lockdown continues, GAA club lottos across Fermanagh are taking the innovative step to move fully online. Tempo Maguires’ lotto is the latest club draw to be moved online. Popular with people across the local community, and not just sports fans, the club’s jackpot currently stands at £10,000. Other clubs that have also […]

Urgent search for more safety gear for brave workers


THE WESTERN Trust has been “relentlessly trying” to source more supplies of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for its local staff, as it gears up for an expected surge in Covid-19 patients this week.  Since the outbreak began concerns have been growing that staff at SWAH and other health care workers in the area did not […]

Households here are ‘facing into a financial tsunami’


THERE will be “a second tsunami” of financial distress for Fermanagh households coming after the Covid-19 crisis is over, and the powers-that-be must do more to help when it comes. That is the message from a local debt advice expert who works closely with families and individuals in the local area who are in financial […]

Enniskillen bypass plans are put on hold


DESPITE the fact the Stormont is now back up and running, complete with funding promises for vital projects, it would appear the long awaited Enniskillen bypass is still a long way away.  It’s been over a decade since the major infrastructure project, which could transform Enniskillen’s notorious traffic troubles by linking the main Dublin and […]