Area has lowest unemployment benefit claims


THE COUNCIL area of Fermanagh and Omagh has the lowest number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the North, according to latest figures. The data from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) which, details how many people are claiming universal credit for the purposes of being unemployed up until the end of May, […]


Twelfth to return in Fermanagh with ‘mini’ parades


WHILE THE Twelfth is set to return this year following a break in 2020 due to pandemic, it will be a localised affair.  The Orange Order has confirmed, in keeping with current Covid-19 restrictions, there will be no county or combined district Twelfth parades this year, moving the large county parade to a series of […]


Family concerned child will miss out on grammar education


A FERMANAGH family has been left ‘devastated’ by the selection criteria set out for post-primary transfer to Mount Lourdes Grammar School. The family, who wish to remain anonymous, has not one, but two daughters with late spring birthdays who, because of the selection criteria dictated by the school’s board of governors, will miss out on […]


Balcas workers pedal power in memory of Erne


STAFF and management at Balcas are delighted to be back fundraising for worthy local causes after an 18-month hiatus. This time, some 30 staff members took to the open water of Lough Erne on hydro-bikes for a sponsored cycle around the island town of Enniskillen. The workmates wanted to raise money for the Aisling Centre […]


Jobs secured as Kerryfoods ready-meal company changes hands


THERE WILL be no job losses at the Kerryfoods’ Enniskillen processing plant when the €819 million sale of the company’s meat and meals business to Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation goes ahead likely in the fourth quarter of this year. The Herald contacted Kerryfoods plc once news of the sale of the Irish branded meats business was […]


Illegal camping causing concern at tourist spot


UNSIGHTLY: UNAUTHORISED camping at Trory jetty, where tourists cross by ferry to Devenish Island, is causing upset and disgust to people visiting the area. On the last bank holiday, one caravaner played loud music and was engaged in anti-social where children and tourists came to relax on a sunny day. The camping raises concerns about […]


Maggie glad to get ball rolling with first Covid jab


THE FERMANAGH woman who became the first person in the world to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, Maggie Keenan, appears on a BBC short video talking about her experience.   In the video, 91-year-old Maggie meets with up with the nurse who administered her headline-grabbing jab on December, 8 last year. She stayed in touch with […]