AS last week’s border conference was taking place at the Lough Erne resort, and councils were agreeing to work together to combat Brexit, at the other end of the county a visual reminder was going up of what we could be facing in the months and years ahead. As can be seen from our […]
Border group to meet EU Brexit chief today
Border Communities Against Brexit are in Dublin today to listen to EU negotiator Michel Barnier address Irish concerns on Brexit.
How ‘zombie drug’ cost me nine years of my life
WITH sensational reports of a “zombie outbreak” sweeping the UK, due to an epidemic of addiction to the drug “spice”, one former Fermanagh addict has spoken out in the hope of helping others. John, whose name we have changed to protect his identity, first tried legal highs, including spice, when he was around 14-years-old and […]
SWAH emergency department outshines the rest
THE EMERGENCY Department (ED) at the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) performed better than all other emergency departments in the north last year in terms of waiting times. Figure published last week by the Department of Health showed that from January to March this year, a total of 87.5 percent of patients treated were treated […]
‘We’re struggling to cope’ says Geopark
AS the Marble Arch Geopark admits it is struggling to cope with the phenomenal popularity of the Cuilcagh Mountain boardwalk, the Council has set about putting a number of measures in place in an attempt to deal with the huge volumes of traffic attempting to access the site. Always popular with locals, even before the […]
New light on Fermanagh border’s hidden gem
Just a few miles from Newtownbutler, this derelict castle has huge potential to attract tourism to the area.
Big rise in rescues from Lough Erne
The number of people needing rescued from Lough Erne jumping dramatically over the past number of years.
Call for free school buses to ease traffic congestion
With the schools off on Easter holidays, motorists in Enniskillen enjoyed a break from the severe congestion of recent times.
Another Stormont election ‘much more likely’ – Lynch
The Sinn Fein MLA said tchances of a deal between the Stormont parties to form an Assembly would now be much harder to reach.