THERE was a homecoming atmosphere at the Slieve Russell as over 1,000 people gathered to welcome Seán Quinn back to the hotel he built. It was standing room only at the Cranaghan Suite last Thursday night for the launch of Mr Quinn’s book, ‘In My Own Words’, with supporters travelling from as far away as […]
Brother’s death by Belcoo bomb has been a life sentence
THERE has been much talk of ‘legacy’ in recent times, in reference to the British government’s highly controversial amnesty bill. However, for those bereaved by the Troubles, this ‘legacy’ is their lives. Belcoo man Peadar Duffy knows that legacy all too well. When he was 15 years old, he was there when his then 19-year-old brother […]
Fermangh health workers to take to the picket lines
Local health workers will be striking at the South West Acute Hosptial on Thursday and Friday this week.
Enniskillen police officers injured by firework
One of the officers suffered a suspected burst eardrum in the incident last night, while another was hospitalised.
Thousands of patients make their own way to Altnagelvin
Between December and July 1,381 patients from the Fermanagh area arrived at Altnagelvin as ‘walk-ins’
Fermanagh’s first marathon to take place this weekend
To find out more about this weekend’s marathon, and the work UISCE is doing, visit www.uisce.org
Fireworks keeping Enniskillen residents up at night
Police have appealed to those letting off the fireworks, which are keeping residents awake right across the town, to stop.
Fermanagh CFPNI participants invited to reunion
The US friendship project is celebrating 21 years of peace-building
Fermanagh community urged to help stop spread of Covid
Demand for lateral flow tests is growing, with some people starting to wear masks again.
Fermanagh’s population just keeps getting older
Since mid 2012 there has been a 32.4 percent increase in the number of people over 65 in the local area.