TWO of the Fermanagh ‘experts by experience’ who were assisting the Western Trust have stepped down after being asked to sign what have been called “gagging orders”. As part of the Pathfinder community engagement project, which was set up by the Trust last year with the promise of improving local services, seven members of the […]
Back to polling booths next week!
THE POSTERS from the Council elections were barely down last week when posters for the upcoming European Parliament elections began appearing on telegraph poles across Fermanagh, which take place next Thursday. If it wasn’t for the posters, though, many could be forgiven for not knowing there was another election at the end of the month. […]
Our out-of-work MLAs claim £300k expenses
While this week SWAH announced bed closures, our politicians are getting thousands in expenses and insist they are providing a ‘first class service’
Sinn Fein man hits out at Parachute regiment flags
Controversial flags ‘aimed at provoking nationalist community’
Voters ‘were turned away’ in polling station confusion
“So many people, I feel, in Enniskillen missed out on their right to vote because of the changes the electoral commission made.”
Confusion still reigns over council and the roads…
“The problem with roads is we haven’t got the say over roads.”
‘Give us more power instead of Stormont!’
THE CONTINUED absence of the Stormont Assembly was undoubtedly one the main issues for voters at this year’s local election, dominating the conversation on the doorsteps along with Brexit, rates and roads. Councillors hold little power over these topics, aside from rates, though, while those who do have the power to work on the issues, […]
Young candidates take Erne West as counting concludes
The last count of the evening to conclude was Erne North.
Sinn Fein lose sitting councillor as more results come
One of the biggest blows to Sinn Fein today could arguably be the elimination of sitting councillor Brian McCaffrey
UUP top the poll in Erne West as two eliminated
Three Fermanagh candidates have been eliminated so far.