Local patients now expected to travel to south Derry
SWAH may lose day surgeries to specialist centres
PLANS are currently in motion that could see a swathe of different day surgeries taken out of SWAH, resulting in local patients having to travel to specialist centres instead. Already many Fermanagh patients have had their cataract surgeries moved to Magherafelt as part of the Department of Health’s Elective Care Plan. Similarly, all varicose vein […]
Roslea rubbish poses real threat of rat invasion
THERE are fears of a rat invasion, and even a toxic leak, at the site of ongoing industrial-scale dumping near Roslea, putting local health at risk. For many years Spring Grove forest, which is on the border with Monaghan, has been a the target of illegal dumping. The problem appears to be getting worse in […]
Van is used as battering ram in ATM robbery
A FRONT of local shop was completely destroyed at the weekend after brazen criminals rammed it with a van in an attempt to reach its cash machine inside. The would be thieves left empty handed from their attempted raid on the ATM at the Co-op convenience store on the town’s Main Street in the early […]
I was wrong to vote for Brexit, says McCluskey
AFTER the revelation at a recent Brexit committee meeting from Cllr John McCluskey that he had voted for to leave the EU, the Herald got in touch with the Roslea councillor to find out why and if he would vote the same way again. Cllr McCluskey’s answer was a resounding ‘no.’ Explaining that he voted […]
Civil disobedience ‘will be the norm’if border restored
THE PEOPLE of Fermanagh will take part in “every day civil disobedience” if a border is re-errected after Brexit. There has been a lot of talk of a rise in tensions and even violence if the border returns post-Brexit, however peaceful civil disobedience has been used by Fermanagh people in the past to protest injustice, […]
Public urged to get flu jabs to avoid delays
ANYONE who should be getting the flu vaccine is urged to get their jab as early possible this year to avoid the delays and even chaos we witnessed last year. Last year there were issues with flu vaccine supplies locally and it took a lot longer than doctors had hoped to roll out the vaccination […]
‘Mind your own business’ warning to priest after plea
THE DOGS on the street” know who was behind the savage attack on Kevin Lunney, according a local priest who has vowed to tell the authorities who “the paymaster” was. As the community continues to reel from the horrific kidnapping and torture of the Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH) director, who has now been released from […]
‘Why do my family take the flak for this?’ – Sean Quinn
SEAN Quinn has “totally and absolutely” condemned what he said was “a barbaric attack” on his former colleague Kevin Lunney, but has hit out at being asked to condemn it in the first place. Mr Quinn has kept relatively tight-lipped about previous incidents against directors of Quinn Industrial Holdings, mostly limiting his media interviews to […]
Quinn directors step up security
IT HAS EMERGED that Quinn directors and their families, who had already been living under threat for some time, have now been advised to install panic rooms in their homes following the horrific abduction and torture of Kevin Lunney last week. The savage attack on the Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH) chief operating officer last […]