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Fermanagh businesses attend Lough Erne event

LEADING business lights from Fermanagh and across the North turned out to the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen for a major meeting to discuss how they can use “energy resources more efficiently”. The Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which supports local businesses across the North, recently held a hugely successful business sustainability event in Lough Erne Resort. […]

Concern as Fermanagh farm incomes plummet

Fermanagh farmers have seen their incomes slashed by almost half in the past year.

MLA got zero-hours contracts ban rolling

STORMONT’S economy minister is proposing a package of significant changes to employment law including an effective ban on zero-hour contracts in Northern Ireland first initiated by a local MLA. Conor Murphy set out the details in an Assembly statement on Monday and launched a consultation to introduce new legislation in late 2025. There was a previous […]

Majority of Enniskillen BT/EE staff don’t want to leave

Enniskillen Cllr Eddie Roofe carried out a survey of the workers at the EE contact centre, where 300 jobs are under threat.

Major funding boost for Sligo to Enniskillen greenway

A FURTHER €1.5 million (£1.28 million) has been announced by the Irish government for the long-awaited Sligo to Enniskillen greenway. Nicknamed the ‘Marble Arch Greenway’, the proposed 75km walking and cycling route follows the former Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway (SLNCR), connecting Enniskillen to Sligo via Belcoo and Blacklion. Last week it was announced […]