A RENEWED attempt to revisit the Halloween fireworks funding fizzled out in the Council chamber. It will be six years this October since Fermanagh and Omagh District Council last hosted its festive firework display – which attracted thousands from across Fermanagh and beyond – at Enniskillen Castle. Last year, noting the extreme disappointment of local families […]
Council to tackle sticky situation on Fermanagh streets
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is to renew its efforts in cleaning chewing gum from our streets.
Concern over £3m FODC Council underspend
THERE have been calls for Fermanagh and Omagh District Council to review its financial support for public services after it was revealed it spent almost £3 million less than it indented to. In the 2024/25 financial year, the total net operating expenditure for the Council was £41.4 million against a planned budget of £44.3 million. Local […]
Fermanagh man elected Lord Mayor of Dublin
Premium
THE new Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ray McAdam from Newtownbutler, is hoping he can help the city “live up to the best of what it can be” as he prepares to take a major step in his political career. Mr McAdam, a former student at St Michael’s College in Enniskillen, moved to Dublin to study […]
Council lagging behind with bin collections
Premium
FERMANAGH and Omagh District Council collected one of the lowest amounts of household waste in the North, as concerns grow among ratepayers and homeowners who say they wait weeks at times for their bins to be lifted. The ‘Herald understands that, in some areas of the county, residents are waiting more than four weeks for […]
Enniskillen Halloween fireworks controversy reignites
Premium
THE controversy over Enniskillen’s Halloween fireworks display lit up the Council chamber once again last week, as local representatives pushed to get the event back on the local agenda. However, despite their efforts, councillors have been told that, because members had previously voted against restoring the annual celebration during the rates-setting meeting earlier this year, […]
Council to look at four-day week as sickness rates soar
Premium
FERMANAGH and Omagh District Council is to explore the benefits of a four-day working week in response to soaring staff sickness levels. It was revealed today that employees at the council took 13,000 sick days in the past year. A total of 784 people were employed by the council during the 2024/25 financial year, which […]
Council staff took 13,000 sick days last year
Premium
STAFF at Fermanagh and Omagh District Council took 13,000 sick days in the past year, a new report has revealed. A total of 784 people were employed by the council during the 2024/25 financial year, which runs from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025. A report carried out by the council found its staff […]
Council deliver trophy to family after man’s death
THE Council, which presented an award to the family of Hugh Maguire days after his death, two years after it was commissioned, said it “does not comment on individual employee matters”. Mr Maguire, a well-known and respected member of the Enniskillen community, worked as a Community Development Worker for Fermanagh and Omagh District Council until […]
Council health meetings branded ‘a waste of energy’
FEW Fermanagh councillors are attending the regular meetings between the Western Trust and the local Council because they feel they are “a waste of energy.” At the recent SOAS meeting at Fermanagh House, compere Alan Rodgers quizzed the two councillors on the panel about the low attendance at the Council’s health committee meetings with representatives from the Trust. Mr […]