“What we have now discovered is that underneath that acceptance there is an anger that we are being treated as second class.”
St Aidan’s looks to the future after celebration
THE wheel of life came full circle at St Aidan’s High School in Derrylin at the weekend, as it celebrated 50 years at the heart of the community with a special service of thanksgiving, while looking ahead to the future. Half a century ago the school was officially declared open by the then Bishop of Kilmore […]
Community ‘steps out’ for St Mary’s Primary School
HUNDREDS took to the streets of Fivemiletown over the weekend in a show of support for St Mary’s Primary School in Fivemiletown. Parents, pupils, politicians, clergy and many members of the wider community made up the 500-strong crowd that “stepped out” on Saturday morning and walked from St Mary’s Church to the much-loved school, which has been slated for closure […]
Kennedy expresses interest in visiting Fermanagh
Mr Kennedy, who is the grandson of Bobby Kennedy and grand nephew of President John F Kennedy, has ancestral roots in the county.
SWAH campaign meeting in Irvinestown tonight
“We’re now much more than a campaign, we’re a community.”
WATCH: Huge crowd takes to the streets for St Mary’s
A huge crowd took to the streets of Fivemiletown this morning calling for the school to remain open.
Patients dispute Trust claims
LOCAL patients have been contesting claims by the Western Trust that it is not its normal practice to ask Fermanagh patients to make their own way to Altnagelvin for surgery. Since the suspension of the emergency general surgery service at the SWAH in December, local patients requiring unplanned surgery now have to be treated in […]
St Aidan’s mark 50th anniversary
ST AIDAN’S High School in Derrylin is to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a special Mass and reception this weekend, marking half a century of the school being at the heart of the community. The school has already been celebrating the half-century milestone since before Christmas, with its phenomenal musical ‘Annie’ attracting crowds from across […]
Public urged to be vigilant of potential ATM thefts
THE FERMANAGH public has been warned to be extra vigilant to potential ATM thefts, after three incidents in the county over the past two weeks. In the early hours of last Wednesday morning, March 15th, the door of an ATM at a shop on Main Street, Tempo was forced open and a sum of cash was taken. […]
Campaign for ‘New SWAH’ heats up
THE CAMPAIGN for a ‘new SWAH’ has hit the ground running in Fermanagh this past week, with tens of thousands across the county signing up for the plan in just a handful of days. The Save Our Acute Services group launched its new vision for the SWAH at Fermanagh House last Thursday, which included a five-point plan […]