Family of stroke victim in plea to save SWAH unit


A FERMANAGH family whose mother is currently a patient in the SWAH stroke unit has spoken out about the devastating affect its closure would have on other families across the county.  Lisnaskea woman Kathleen McCaffrey (78) has been a patient in the unit for around ten weeks after she suffered two serious strokes.  The McCaffrey […]

‘People power’ to voice opposition to planned pig farm


A HUGE crowd is expected for a public meeting due to be held next week on the proposed pig farm in Derrylin.  Organised by the Derrylin Community Association, the meeting will take place at St Ninnidh’s Hall next Thursday, July 25th, at 8pm. While the meeting will not focus solely on the planned piggery, and […]

brexit

2,000 local jobs at risk


AROUND 2,000 jobs could be lost in Fermanagh as a direct result of Brexit.  That was the stark reality laid bare in a report last week from the Department of the Economy which stated 40,000 jobs were at risk across the North if there is a no deal Brexit.  By that reckoning Fermanagh would lose […]

Health

Nurse strike still on the cards


FERMANAGH’S nurses could be taking to the picket lines as soon as this September, with strike action becoming increasingly likely if current union talks with the Department of Health breakdown.  As reported in the Herald earlier this year, a strike over pay and working conditions has been considered for some time. Now the Royal College […]

West Fermanagh chosen as guinea pig for new census


THE PEOPLE of west Fermanagh are to be guinea pigs for the next census.  While the census is not due to happen until March 2021, over 4,000 households in the west of the county will have to take part in a ‘test run’ of the process this October, over a year-and-a-half before the rest of […]

Hundreds of complaints-only a handful about A&E waiting


  ALMOST 700 people lodged a complaint against the Western Trust in the last year, new figures from the Department of Health have revealed.  However, with a total of 690, the Western Trust had the least number of complaints of all health and social care trusts in the North at 11.4 percent. It also saw […]