AN Ulster Unionist member of the Council has accused Sinn Féin of trying to suppress information around the Dual Language Signage policy by calling for an abbreviated version of the monthly report showing which roads were considered and approved or refused. Previously some members expressed concern around the policy allowing an application to be made by […]
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, […]
Wife and child could have died if not for acute surgery
A LOCAL councillor has said he fears to think what the consequences could have been if emergency surgery was not available locally when his daughter was born. Cllr Anthony Feely told his story at a meeting on the threat to emergency surgery at the SWAH held in Garrison last week, one of many community meetings […]
Sadness following the death of local councillor
Cllr Sean Donnelly passed away last week following a short illness.
Education Authority ‘snub’ Council on Brollagh invite
“This is about the future of education in the area and they might yet develop an interest.”
Tributes pour in for hardworking family man Terry Carty
TRIBUTES have poured in to remember popular father-of-two Terry Carty, who tragically died following a one-vehicle-collision on the Marble Arch Road, Florencecourt, during the early hours of Tuesday morning. He was known across the Garrison community as a “hard-working family man,” who was devoted to his wife Heather and two daughters Eimear and Niamh. Garrison […]
CCMS chief under fire over St Mary’s, Brollagh
Local councillors have questioned claims made by the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools.
Concern local farmers missing out over CAP
FERMANAGH’S farmers face being “left behind” their neighbours to the south as the consequences of Brexit continue. That’s the fear of many in the county, with local Cllr Anthony Feely expressing concern that farmers and rural communities here “could be left behind as the south moves ahead with implementing its €10.5 billion share of the […]
Local woman helped Biden and Harris to election win
Sheila Nix, who worked for the Obama administration and will be part of the Biden administration, is the first cousin of Cllr Anthony Feely.
Deadline set on the future of Garrison holiday centre
EXPRESSIONS of interest are sought for the long term development of the Lough Melvin Holiday Centre, Garrison. The centre has been at the heart of the community for decades. It first opened its doors in the Fermanagh village in 1987. The future direction of the centre has now been brought to the fore as the […]