SOAS gathers scores of patient horror stories


OVER the past several months, since emergency general surgery was suspended at the SWAH in December, community campaign group Save Our Acute Services (SOAS) has been liasing with local patients on their surgery experiences and journeys. SOAS has recorded scores of these stories, anonymously and in confidence, and has provided the Herald with a summary of […]

Erne Paddlers lead community big litter pick


IT’S our most precious environmental and economic resource but, until last week, the shores of the Erne around the county town were a litter-strewn mess. Thanks to the hard work of Erne Paddlers, though, walkers will have noticed a distinct improvement in local litter levels over the past week. The group is now calling for a […]

Love of Fermanagh’s past set Séamas on literary path


FROM his early days feeding his imagination with the stories of Fermanagh’s past, to become an internationally-renowned bi-lingual writer, Séamas MacAnnaidh is well known across Ireland and beyond for his way with words. Having enjoyed a successful career in the literary world, he has been living back home in Fermanagh for the past 20 years, […]

Hundreds of stray dogs are going unclaimed each year


HUNDREDS of stray dogs were reported in the local area last year, however only a few dozen were eventually returned to their owners. The sad statistics show in Fermanagh and Omagh, between April and December 2022, the Council received 227 complaints in relation to stray dogs. A total 51 of those located were returned to their […]

Call for greater support for south Fermanagh tourism


THERE have been calls for greater effort to be made to promote tourism in the south of the county, and to make Upper Lough Erne as popular a visitor destination as Lower Lough Erne. Cllr Garbhan McPhillips has called for the Upper Lough Erne Tourist Group to be re-established to help promote the area, noting there […]