Those who have felt unwell and displayed the symptoms of Covid-19 followed government advice to carry out a lateral flow test at home.
Community re-groups in support of Sean Quinn
The socially-distanced meeting was a re-grouping of the supporters of Sean Quinn in the Cavan, Fermanagh and Leitrim communities.
Covid cases continue to climb as hundreds queue for vaccine
WHILE Covid cases continue to grow in Fermanagh, there were heartening scenes at the weekend as hundreds of locals, many of them young people, queued for hours to make sure they got their vaccine. Only one postcode area of Fermanagh saw a reduction in its positive Covid cases this week, with the biggest increase in […]
Urgent public appeal over hospital discharges
“The essential co-operation of patients, and their families and carers on discharge, will help free up beds during this extremely challenging time.”
‘We have got to reflect upon whatever we thought religion was…’ – Fr Brian D’Arcy
Just a few months out from the 300th anniversary of the Passionists Church, Mark McGoldrick spoke to Fr Brian D’Arcy about what makes the Passionists different to other religious orders, the role that faith plays in society and how we can learn from the Covid-19 pandemic. 2021 is a special year for the Passionist Order. […]
Covid numbers continue to surge in county
WHILE COVID figures are continuing to climb steadily in Fermanagh, the county is faring better than the rest of the North where positive cases have been sky-rocketing. There were 67 positive Covid cases in Fermanagh postcode areas in the seven days leading up to July, 18. Of these, 25 were in the Enniskillen area of […]
Flower power overcomes challenges of Covid
the impact of lockdown changed Clare’s business almost overnight.
Trust urges under 40s to get Covid jab
THE WESTERN Trust urge anyone aged between 18-40 who has not already had their Covid jab to book a slot at one of its vaccination centres. “We are administering the Pfizer vaccine. We have availability, we have slots people can book into,” vaccination lead for the Trust, Garret Martin, told people by social media at […]
Maggie glad to get ball rolling with first Covid jab
THE FERMANAGH woman who became the first person in the world to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, Maggie Keenan, appears on a BBC short video talking about her experience. In the video, 91-year-old Maggie meets with up with the nurse who administered her headline-grabbing jab on December, 8 last year. She stayed in touch with […]
Pilgrimage off but prayer continuing at Lough Derg
Fr La Flynn, has vowed that “the voice of prayer will not be silent.”