A long winter ahead for Fermanagh health service


LOCAL health campaigners have warned the patients of Fermanagh are facing “the most dramatic winter for healthcare” this year, with moves elsewhere in the health service expected to put even more pressure on our already-struggling system. Last week it was confirmed the Northern Trust had proposed moving all emergency general surgery (EGS) to one hospital, […]

Patient empathy as horror stories continue to emerge


LAST week the ‘Herald shared yet another story of a local patient’s horrific experience of having to travel from Fermanagh to Derry for emergency general surgery (EGS), just as this paper has been reporting for almost two years now since the suspension of EGS at the SWAH. As happens often, this story prompted significant empathy among […]

Erne Highland Dancers win big at Ulster Championships


TWO local teenage girls have just won big at the Ulster Highland Dance Championships. Hannah Creddin from Clogher and Evie Bowes from Maguiresbridge who are both members of Erne Highland Dancers recently competed at the prestigious Ulster Highland Dance Championships. This competition is confined to the top Premier standard dancers from across the province of Ulster […]

Ill mother struggling to cope with lack of support


A FERMANAGH mother has said she is struggling to cope with caring for her adult son with learning disabilities, without any support, while also having to travel to Derry for treatment for her own health conditions. The local woman and her partner recently had to fork out £400 to travel to Altnagelvin in the middle […]

Women complete charity walk from Enniskillen to Derry


THREE Fermanagh women have walked from Enniskillen to Derry to raise much needed funds for Positive Futures Autsim Out Reach Service. Shauna Falconer, who has worked at the service for four years came up with the idea as this service covers the entire Western Trust and the reason for the choice of route. Shauna and her friend […]

Fermanagh man Malachy O’Rourke on reaching the pinnacle


WHAT a start to the year it was for Derrylin man, Malachy O’Rourke. In one of the most captivating All Ireland Club Finals in recent times, O’Rourke’s Glen men came from behind to beat St Brigid’s of Roscommon 2-10 to 1-12 to win their first-ever All Ireland club title. It was redemption after the men […]

Fermanagh patient’s 25-hour wait for emergency surgery


A FERMANAGH man who recently required emergency surgery has spoken of his horrible experience of travelling to Derry and waiting over 24 hours to be treated for a condition his doctor had deemed to be very urgent. The man, who stressed he was not normally the type to contact newspapers with complaints, got in touch with the Herald after […]

Gallagher free to resume coaching career


RORY Gallagher is free to return to Gaelic games activity following the lifting of the suspension imposed on the former Derry manager. A temporary ban was placed on Gallagher by the Ulster Council in September, however, it was overturned by the Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA). The Ulster Council adopted a position last September to temporarily ban Gallagher […]