PROTEST was held outside Enniskillen Townhall at the weekend in protest against the recent rates hike and what has been branded “censorship” in the local Council chamber. Last week, Fermanagh and Omagh councillors voted 23 to 10 to raise the local domestic rate by 2.72 percent this year. During the special meeting, bitter exchanges broke […]
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Women’s Group celebrates 25 years with new book
THE Lisnaskea Women’s Group has held a special place in the hearts of local people from across the community for the last 25 years. At the backbone of its success is local woman, Eilish Reihill, who all those years ago was on a mission to educate and change the lives of rural women across the area. Since the […]
Comments over Protocol challenged
CONVERSATIONS around the Protocol became a high talking point among local politicians this week after DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson warned that the North’s political and economic progress was being “fundamentally undermined” as a result of the Protocol. Speaking at the opening of a new constituency office for Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA, Deborah Erskine, in Enniskillen on Friday, Sir […]
‘Major hole’ left following Monsoon closure
THE unexpected closure of Erneside’s popular ‘Monsoon’ clothes store has left local employees in a state of shock. The Herald can reveal that full-time and part-time staff members were only notified about the decision by management yesterday morning (Tuesday) with only four weeks notice until the long-standing fashion branch in Enniskillen is expected to shut-up-shop for good on February, […]
Driving nails, driving runs and dogged defending
QUIETLY he goes about the job in hand, on and off the field but Eamon McHugh is a key man in the heart of this Derrygonnelly team. The 33 year old joiner, by his own admission, won’t be the one you hear shouting and roaring but he’s as determined as anyone on the team to get over the […]
Rising costs forces families to Fermanagh foodbanks
WITH the cost of almost everything shooting up across the board, and few seeing a rise in their income, many Fermanagh households are facing the dilemma of whether to ‘heat or eat’ this winter. However, help is on hand in the community for those that need it. Just this week local Power NI customers were informed by […]
Still no Department decision on Enniskillen retail development
THE DEVELOPERS behind the planned Lakelands Retail and Leisure Park have said work is continuing on the project in the background and they would be advertising jobs and tenders soon, despite delays in the planning process. The plan for the multi-million leisure and retail park at the site of the old Unipork site in Enniskillen had faced fierce opposition […]
Diamond mine company ‘excited’ by Fermanagh tests
The test results indicate the presence of minerals relating to diamonds.
Lunney ‘forever grateful’ for community support
“I am just thankful that we have found a way to put the immediate terror of that evening out of our focus.”
‘Back off Boris’ protest at Belcoo this weekend
THERE will be a protest on Belcoo bridge this Saturday to demonstrate local concern over the British Government’s threat to trigger Article 16, and to show support for the Brexit Protocol. The demonstration will be part of a series of protests taking place at various points on the border calling on Boris Johnson to ‘back off’. […]