DESPITE the fact it provides a vital service in the community, helping in the region of 400 local women a year, Fermanagh Women’s Aid (FWA) relies on grass-roots fundraising to help it continue its life-saving work. Indeed, only 40 percent of the service’s funding comes from statutory sources, with the rest of its funding coming […]
SWAH: Private companies paid tens of millions
The Western Trust could have hired 160 surgeons with what it paid to private companies to carry out orthopaedic surgery.
Rally for SWAH in Enniskillen tomorrow
THE PEOPLE of Fermanagh are being urged to wrap up this Thursday evening and come out to join the fight to save our services and support the staff at the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH). From Kesh to Kinawley, Pettigo to Newtown, the hard working volunteers from Save Our Acute Services (SOAS) have been busy in […]
Share Discovery Village launches toy appeal
A SOURCE of joy for children all year around, Share Discovery Village in Lisnaskea has teamed up with a leading charity to lift the spirits of young people living with cancer this Christmas. Share has partnered with the Cancer Fund for a Christmas appeal, and is asking for toys and vouchers for those aged one […]
Brave mother’s emotional appeal to Fermanagh public
A BRAVE local mother has shared her family’s painful story in an emotional appeal to the Fermanagh public to stand up and fight for our local emergency services. Eileen McGovern has been a member of Save Our Acute Services (SOAS) since the campaign group was set up in response to the ‘temporary’ suspension of emergency […]
Shock at scale of domestic violence in Fermanagh
MORE than one woman a day is seeking help from Fermanagh Women’s Aid (FWA), with the scale of domestic violence in this small rural county described as “staggering.” Every year FWA receives around 400 referrals, with the vast majority – approximately 70 percent – being self referrals and only around 25 percent coming from the police, meaning the […]
Fermanagh schoolgirl to launch new books
MANY an aspiring writer has dreamed of publishing their first book, but for eight-year-old Amelia Greene she has gone one step further and released two at once. The Enniskillen schoolgirl is getting set for her double debut, which is due to take place at the Workhouse next Tuesday, November 12, where she will be joined […]
Fermanagh farmers anger over inheritance tax charge
AS farmers continue to digest the inheritance tax announcement in last week’s budget, fears are growing for the entire future of the local industry. Indeed, many believe the introduction of a 20 per-cent tax on combined business and agricultural assets above £1million will spell the end of generational farming, particularly in rural parts of the North. Fermanagh and […]
Plan to dual the A4 still on the agenda
THE PLAN to dual the main Enniskillen to Sligo road is still on the agenda. However, as always, funding could be a long time coming. The ambitious plan to upgrade the A4 from Ballygawley to Belcoo, and then the subsequent N16 from Blacklion to Sligo, has been floated for many years, and while the funds may not […]
Candle lit vigil set to mark two years without SWAH EGS
On Thursday November 14 at 7pm the people of Fermanagh are being asked to come out for a candle lit vigil in Enniskillen.