Hours have been reduced in libraries across the county in recent weeks.
Local health system facing severe cuts, warns Trust
“The health and social care system is facing some of its biggest challenges since the establishment of the NHS.”
Public urged to help save Fermanagh Community Transport
“The proposed cuts would have an extremely adverse impact on our rural elderly and disabled.”
Cuts put lives at risk
THE PEOPLE of Fermanagh have spoken, and their message is clear – get Stormont back up and running to prevent crippling cuts and help save local lives. Over the weekend we saw history in the making in Fermanagh, with Sinn Féin enjoying sweeping success in the local Council election. The party has credited its phenomenal […]
Local sports clubs at risk due to cost-of-living crisis
“It’s tough here because we’re in a part of the country where there’s not as much to do.”
Principal slams cuts to school counselling funding
A SCHOOL principal has warned that primary schools having funding axed for children counselling could end up costing society more in the future. Brian Treacy, Principal of Holy Trinity Primary School, was speaking following the announcement that the Department of Education (DoE) was withdrawing the funding for the Healthy Happy Minds counselling throughout schools in the […]
Concern growing as SWAH surgery announcement expected
There are fears for the impact the removal of acute surgery would have on many other SWAH services.
Next up, the fight to save neo-natal unit at SWAH
WITH another public meeting on health coming up at the end of the month, this time focused on the sweeping savings proposed by the Western Trust, a petition has been set up calling for our neonatal unit to be saved. There has been uproar in recent weeks over the wide-reaching cuts to our local health […]
Radical changes needed to entire health system
Calls for two separate health budgets to be set up, now people are living longer and the population is continuing to age.
