WHEN most of us are settling in to tuck into our turkeys this Christmas afternoon, many Fermanagh families will have someone ‘on call’ and ready to rush to the rescue if the need arises, not least among them our volunteer RNLI crews. In fact, there will be eight new volunteers carrying lifeboat pagers for the first time this Christmas across the county, including […]
Fears increase for local poultry industry
LOCAL bird keepers are being urged to be ultra vigilant once again this week, after two more cases of bird flu were confirmed in neighbouring counties, resulting in tens of thousands of birds being culled. Concerns are growing that the continued spread of the virus, officially known as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1, could pose a major […]
Louise lobbies Stormont in memory of Michael
FERMANAGH woman Louise Boyle has taken one step closer to having resilience training added to the school curriculum. Last week Ms Boyle, who tragically lost her partner Michael Doherty to suicide last year, addressed the All Party Group (APG) on Suicide Prevention at the Assembly. Ms Boyle told the event, which was attended by all […]
Number of Covid patients at SWAH drops
WHILE the number of Covid patients at SWAH has fallen dramatically in recent times, the numbers attending the hospital’s Emergency Department (ED) with serious illnesses has increased. Assistant director of emergency care at the Western Trust, Mark Gillespie, has said while the hospital remains “challenged daily”, with the severity of patients presenting to the SWAH […]
Roads Service outline programme of works
THE schedule for road works across Fermanagh for the next two years has been published by the Department for Infrastructure’s (DfI) Roads Service, and there are plenty of long awaited projects on the way. In a report recently delivered to the local Council, acting divisional roads manager Harry Gallagher said there would be a great emphasis on […]
Local company leaving its mark across the country
“This will go a long way to dampen any uncertainty created by Covid over the past two years.”
Increase in police patrols over festive season
“This year our focus is on public safety, including when shopping, using the roads, socialising or staying at home.”
Castle Saunderson declared one most ‘at risk’ buildings
An Taisce said “the old castle stands forlorn and continues to deteriorate.”
Clogher Lourdes 2022 pilgrimage will not go ahead
“It is planned to have an in-person pilgrimage in July 2023 and arrangements for that will be made known later in 2022.”
Advance works on Enniskillen by-pass to begin next year
There is still now news on funding for the project, however.,