DEIRDRE O’Connor became the first-ever Poverty Officer for Fermanagh and Omagh District Council in August 2022, just as the cost of living crisis was beginning to come to a head. “I started in this job at a time when more-and-more local people were starting to find it increasingly difficult to cope; costs were rising, and […]
Council plan to upgrade A4 to dual carriageway revived
There has long been talk of potentially upgrading the route from Ballygawley to Sligo.
Council clean up a sticky situation
AFTER the smoking ban was introduced in Ireland, chewing gum use increased by a staggering 30 per cent. To say it was a case of replacing one bad habit for another is debatable, but it takes up to five years for chewing gum to biodegrade, while in Singapore, it is banned altogether. Today discarded chewing gum is a major, and growing, […]
Enniskillen town vandals condemned
“Just because someone doesn’t like these does not give them the right to pull up these flowers and leave them for dead.”
Trust urged to record Fermanagh patient transfers
The Western Trust has previously stated it cannot record the number of SWAH patients making their own way to Altnagelvin Hospital.
Police refuse answers on dawn raid arrest of councillor
Cllr Greene, who topped the poll in the last election, was arrested days after he and his family were subjected to a home-invasion attack
Everything you need to know about the local election
For full coverage of the results as they happen over the weekend, make sure to tune into the Fermanagh Hearld live blog!
Bernice Swift announces retirement from Council life
After 18 years serving the people of Erne West, Cllr Swift has announced she will not be seeking election in this May’s local elections.
New Lisnaskea health centre won’t be open until 2026
“By that time it could be out of date by the time it gets built.”