“It’s like rubbing salt in the wound.”
North’s leaders discuss ideas for old High School site
SUGGESTIONS: THE First and deputy First Ministers visited the former site of Lisnaskea High School to meet with several local groups who put to them their ideas for the use of the dis-used site. Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill met with representatives of the Maple Healthcare in the town, members from South East Fermanagh Foundation […]
Student to live in campervan to do a degree in Dublin
A FERMANAGH student determined to continue her studies in Dublin has found a way round the extortionate rents and poor quality housing Ireland’s capital is infamous for. Conni Dawson plans to take her faithful campervan to the city as she begins a four-year degree in landscape architecture at UCD in September. To read more on […]
Ciaran’s book on best War of Independence fiction list
FERMANAGH author and actor, Ciaran McMenamin, has had his second novel which includes the battle of Pettigo as its backdrop, listed as one of the Irish Times’ best works of fiction on the Irish War of Independence. The list was drafted for the national newspaper by Professor of cultural theory at UCD, Geraldine Meaney, who […]
Return to penalty notices for on-street parking
“Parking enforcement was scaled back in line with road usage from the end of January.”
Family welcome ‘long overdue’ gambling reforms
WELCOME REFORMS: THE FAMILY of a Fermanagh man who took his own life because of a gambling addiction, have welcomed the news that some of the gambling reforms they have been campaigning for will be introduced by Stormont. Sadie and Peter Keogh lost their son, Lewis in 2013. Since then, the couple have been lobbying […]
Nathan Carter issues statement following house party
STATEMENT: FOLLOWING the news that police attended a house party at Nathan Carter’s house at the weekend, the country star has released a statement apologising for breaking Covid regulations. Nathan Carter’s management issued the following statement to the Herald: “My family visiting from Liverpool had organised a barbecue for my birthday. “They believed that this […]
Questions raised on Public Realm scheme timing
Works are progressing and remain on programme for completion by spring 2022. THE HERALD has raised questions about the timing and planning behind the public realm scheme which, is still ongoing, obstructing traffic and inconveniencing shoppers at the same time as retail reopened after 14 months of interrupted trade. The Fermanagh Herald asked the contractors, […]
Barney Curley – big hearted genius, legend and one-off
The Irvinestown man had reached almost mythical status in the horseracing world.