Fermanagh workers should have ‘right to switch off’ from jobs


FERMANAGH workers should have “the right to swtich off” from their jobs, whether they are working at home or not. That’s the view of the local Council who last week backed a motion by Cllr Adam Gannon calling on the Economy Minister to rethink his refusal to introduce legislation allowing employees to disconnect from work, […]

Fermanagh positive Covid cases continuing to fall


CASES of Covid in Fermanagh are continuing to fall this week, however the total number of locals people testing positive remains in the hundreds. Over the seven days leading up to September 13 there were 777 cases of Covid in the Fermanagh and Omagh area, with an infection rate of 670 per 100,000 of population. […]

Local rivalries put aside to cheer on Tyrone’s new footballing heroes


COUNTY rivalries and neighbourly banter aside, there were celebrations across Fermanagh at the weekend as the Tyrone team lifted the Sam Maguire cup for a fourth time. While there may have been one or two remaining begrudgers, the joyous scenes as the newly crowned All Ireland champions arrived to a deservedly triumphant welcome at Healy […]

Enniskillen street brawl goes viral


AS LOCAL businesses open up and try to get back on their feet following a challenging 18 months, Enniskillen has been hit by negative publicity after a video of a night brawl at the weekend went viral on social media. The video, which was shared hundreds of times on social media, showed a number of men […]

Enniskillen in running for ‘best town in the country’


FERMANAGH has already been confirmed as the best place to live in the UK in recent years, and now Enniskillen is in the running for the title of best town to live in Ireland. Last weekend the Irish Times published its nominees for the prestigious ‘Best Place to Live in Ireland’ awards, and the county […]

Patients urged to be patient at SWAH ED


THOSE attending the Emergency Department (ED) at the SWAH are being urged to be patient, as the hospital continues to deal with extremely high patient numbers. Over the past couple of weeks the Western Trust has issued a number of public appeals for people to only attend the local ED in the event of a […]