IT’S NOT OFTEN the words‘happily ever after’ and ‘global pandemic’ are used together, but for one Lisnaskea wedding planner, creating the perfect lockdown wedding now comes like second nature to her. Happily Ever After by Marie Maguire is a local business that specialises in wedding planning, venue styling, as well as delicious cakes and cupcakes. […]
Taste of Irish… Treats from loved ones back home
A TASTE OF HOME without stepping onto Irish soil is exactly what the doctor ordered for local ex-pats stranded abroad due to Covid restrictions. In fact, Enniskillen siblings Gerard and Steph McCory have given Irish immigrants across the globe the chance to receive a care package of Irish treats from loved ones back home through […]
Time for us to act to beat Covid-19
From mid-June until mid-August there were eight cases in eight weeks in total.
Churches’ Christmas message of hope
The heads of both Clogher dioceses said that despite the hardship of this year, God is still amongst us.
Christmas Cheer gifts delivered to isolated older residents
“Our senior citizens are particularly vulnerable at this time of year, now more so than ever.”
Family’s disappointment at being apart at Christmas
Many families in Fermanagh and beyond are heading toward Christmas with the potential of not seeing family and friends due to current restrictions.
Christmas caution urged as Covid cases continue to rise
AS COVID continues to run rampant in Fermanagh, with SWAH admissions soaring and a heartbreaking rise in local deaths in the past week, the community is being urged to be as cautious as possible this Christmas. The current infection rate in Fermanagh is almost 180, just under the rate in London which was this week […]
Lights brighten the spirit in Lisnaskea this Christmas
? WHILE 2020 has given Fermanagh folk very little to smile about, Lisnaskea’s Christmas light display has had quite the opposite effect by highlighting the importance of small communities coming together in a time of crisis. “2020 has been a very challenging year for everyone,” explained Ashley Charles from the Lisnaskea Christmas Lights Association. “It […]
Businesses forced to ‘shut-up-shop’ feel let down
LOCAL business owners who have been forced to shut-up-shop once again due to Stormont enforcement’s have said they feel ‘let down’ during this pandemic, with many now in doubt over whether they can make a full recovery. Lisnaskea chef and businessman Glen Cawley, blasted Stormont Ministers for ‘letting businesses down’ when they needed them the […]
Niamh and Conor tie the knot… eventually!
WHILE Covid restrictions on weddings continue to cause heartbreak among many local couples. For new bride Niamh McGovern, planning her big day within ‘five weeks’ to husband Conor last month proved to be no task, having loved him since the age of 16. Speaking on their journey to the altar, Niamh told the Herald, “In […]