A LEITRIM County Councillor is pushing to reform an inter-county lobby group to help upgrade the A4 from Belcoo to Enniskillen. Fine Gael Councillor for Manorhamilton, Seán McDermott, is putting a motion to Leitrim County Council to bring back the ‘N16/A4 Cross-County Lobby Group’, which includes Fermanagh, Cavan, Leitrim and Sligo. It was first set up in […]
Anger over nightmare roadworks on the N16
FERMANAGH motorists have been left angry and frustrated in the past few weeks due to the recent road works on the N16 from Manorhamilton to Sligo. The works have seen more than half an hour added to motorists’ journeys travelling from Enniskillen and Belcoo. Diversions were said to be poorly thought out which led to huge traffic congestion and confusion, […]
Fermanagh farmers facing ‘dire’ situation
“If it doesn’t soon start improving farmers will have no choice but to sell off the stock.”
CCMS branded ‘an abysmal disgrace’ on Brollagh
“I’m very disappointed with CCMS and the way this was handled.”
Councillors clash over response to Brollagh closure
“They haven’t even tried to fight to keep the school going.”
Double blow as vital rural services lost
Calls are growing for urgent action to be taken by the powers-that-be to help halt the haemorrhaging of services and protect rural communities.
Fears rural ratepayers are being ‘forgotten’
The issue has recently been highlighted by the slow opening of some local recycling centres.
SF councillor bullied as a child for English accent
A LOCAL councillor who grew up in England has opened up about his own experience of racism as a child, including from others right here in Fermanagh. During a discussion at a recent council meeting on how to best show support for George Floyd, the black man murdered by police in the US just over […]
