A DUP councillor has been accused of “double standards” after he defended a local nursing home’s decision to decorate communal areas with poppies despite asking the same care home to remove St Patrick’s Day symbols earlier this year.
DUP councillors grilled over changing stance on fracking
THE DUP’s stance on fracking has been called into question after it was revealed two councillors changed their opinion on the issue in the space of four days.
DUP Council chairman at odds with party fracking views
A DUP councillor has come out in support of the environment minister’s decision to reject Tamboran’s proposal to drill an exploratory borehole for shale gas.
New chairman Johnston is ‘going out on a high’
DUP veteran Bert Johnston has been named as the last chairman of Fermanagh District Council. Johnston was the DUP party’s choice of nomination and he will be joined by Sinn Fein’s Ruth Lynch as vice chairman. Both were appointed at Monday’s meeting of the council.
Outrage at decision not to provide signs for war graves
Council decides against erected signage to identify war graves at council cemeteries
All to play for as transfers to prove crucial in Erne North
WHILE the story of recent elections right across the North has been one of Sinn Fein and the DUP relentlessly gaining ground, they might not have it all their own way in north Fermangh where the Ulster Unionists especially have two strong incumbents seeking re-election.
Expectant mum councillor calls it a day at Town Halls
IT WAS all change at the monthly meeting of Fermanagh District Council as Enniskillen DUP councillor Alison Brimstone was no longer in position, having resigned from her post. A solicitor working in Portadown, the mother of one who is expecting another child later this year resigned on Wednesday, February 26 after the Herald reported […]
Exclusive: Arlene Foster speaks on Sinn Fein and why fracking could be a game changer
Ten years on from when she defected to the DUP, Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster speaks candidly to the Herald about her life in politics
DUP man slated over ‘anti-Irish’ email
DUP councillor Bert Johnston, has said that Sinn Fein MLA Phil Flanagan is creating a ‘storm in a teacup’ following his criticism over a leaked email in which the unionist councillor described the Irish language as ‘foreign and gnomish’.
Peter Robinson agrees to meet Lisnaskea action group – months after school has closed
THE first Minister Peter Robinson has told the Lisnaskea High School Action Group that he can meet them to discuss the school’s future – despite the school having been closed since September 1.