“Women are dead, we know there’s a problem. What’s the barrier in addressing it? That barrier is that we don’t have a government.”
Brexit plan to restore checks on border roads
ANYONE wanting to cross the border after Brexit could have to either ‘pre-register’ or be forced to use an ‘approved’ route, according to a plan that could see Fermanagh plunged back into the dark days. The terrifying proposals, which are reportedly being considered by Prime Minister Theresa May, would require anyone crossing the border to […]
Residents’ anger over bin collection
THE Council have apologised to residents in Maguiresbridge after their recycling rubbish was thrown in with normal landfill waste last week, despite them spending a fortnight separating it. The previous week the residents’ bins had not been lifted due to the poor weather conditions from Storm Emma. When the collections resumed last week some found […]
Discover “Hidden Graces” this Mothers’ Day
This Sunday, March 11th, National Trust Fermanagh will be launching their ‘Women and Power: Hidden Graces of Florence Court’
Fermanagh’s forgotten Suffragette
Katherine Gillett-Gatty was a fully-fledged Suffragette, smashing windows, chaining herself to the gates of Hyde Park, and going on hunger strike.
Fun, friendship and fundraising at Ladies Circle
IN A YEAR that is all about celebrating the achievements of women, it’s fitting the Enniskillen Ladies Circle has been revived and will be officially “rechartered” next month. Originally set up in 1959, the Circle was active until the 1980s when it died out. Now, thanks to a group of enthusiastic young women, it’s been […]
90 new businesses set up here in the past year
‘Traditionally this district would experience business start-ups at a rate higher than anyone else in Northern Ireland’
Tully set to become Fermanagh’s third nature reserve
Approximately 15 acres of land at Tully have been identified as a a haven for biodiversity.