A Western Trust social worker has supported a local mother’s fears that borderline personality disorder (BPD) is claiming young people’s lives needlessly. Erin Donnelly’s 18-year-old daughter Katie had been suffering from the disorder when she died suddenly at the Fermanagh and Tyrone Hospital in Omagh last September. Lack of treatment and understanding of the mental illness are two of the biggest issues vulnerable […]
Donnelly confident for ‘new chapter’ at St Michael’s
ST Michael’s MacRory Cup captain Lughaidh Donnelly will watch from the sidelines tonight [Wednesday] as his team bids to get their campaign off to a winning start with a victory over old foes Omagh CBS. The Ederney man is currently sidelined as a result of a serious leg injury which he picked up earlier this […]
Misfiring Ederney stay positive
Two years ago, Ederney were celebrating after clinching the senior championship, but their hopes of lifting the 2022 crown have been hit by injuries and unavailability. Manager Michael Cassidy has had to juggle his squad to an extent as the season has progressed. Four wins and five defeats saw St Joseph’s finish sixth in Division 1; […]
Adam gets Lucy’s vote!
“I can’t believe how lucky I am to get to spend the rest of my life with such a beautiful woman who I can now call my wife!”
Fr Sean was a Fermanagh ‘great’
ONE of Fermanagh’s best ever GAA players, Fr Sean McGrath, has passed away this week. On Monday morning the Care Unit in St Patrick’s Kiltegan, Co Wicklow, announced the death, commenting, “Our sincere sympathy to the McGrath family. May Sean’s gentle soul rest in peace.” Aged 76 years, Fr Sean was the son of Hugh McGrath […]
VIDEO: Gary McKenna says the replay will ‘stand to us’
Derrygonnelly booked their place in the Fermanagh Senior Championship semi final with an extra time win over the 2020 champions Ederney. The side’s could not be separated last week, forcing a replay under lights in Brewster Park tonight (Saturday) and the game was another tussle with the teams all square on 0-9 each at the […]
Suspected cannabis factory discovered in Ederney
Suspected cannabis plants worth an estimated £600,000 were found by police investigating reports of a possible fuel laundering plant in the village.
Fermanagh GP surgeries hit by staff absences
“There was nobody who needed seen who wasn’t seen this morning.”
Fr Joe McVeigh in interview
THIS MONTH for the ‘Fermanagh Lives Lived’ series of in-depth interviews, the Herald was in conversation with Fr Joe McVeigh from Ederney. Fr Joe talks about his 50 years of ministry which began in Fermanagh the same year as internment was introduced, his early days in Moneyvriece and St Michael’s College, and his passion for […]
Roads Service getting ready for A4 southern bypass
MORE cycle lanes, pedestrian crossings and getting ready for the planned Enniskillen bypass are all among the Road Service’s priorities for Fermanagh in the year ahead. As part of the ‘Blue/Green Fund’ set up by the Department for Infrastructure, of which £720,000 has been allocated to the local branch of the Roads Service, there will […]