THE neighbours could have heard us, leastways, the cat hid under the sofa. At 6.27 on a late January evening, the lights came back on. An assault on the senses – the front room illuminated. Out in the yard, my brain registered its meaning, but still it took a moment, stalled in disbelief. Running in […]
Fermanagh public services hit by global IT outage
FERMANAGH’S health system and other public services were impacted by last weekend’s global IT outage, which saw widespread disruption right across the world. Believed to be one of the worst IT failures of all time, the problem was caused by a faulty update by cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike, which affected Microsoft Windows systems and impacted businesses, banks, airlines and […]
Electric vehicle sales rising in Fermanagh
FERMANAGH may have the lowest sales of electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids in Northern Ireland, but demand for them is still rising. The new statistics, provided by the Electric Vehicle Association Northern Ireland (EVANI) based on work by research organisation New AutoMotive, show that Fermanagh sold 15 EVs in April, which was two more than in the same […]
Electric shock: hefty 6% hike in bills
HOMES across the county have been hit with another mounting bill as the price of electricity is on the rise. The three big electricity suppliers in the North have announced price increases which came into place yesterday, Tuesday, October 1st. This is the third consecutive year householders have been hit by an increase. Power NI […]
Households braced for hefty rise in electricty bill
A SIX per cent hike in electricity bills is set to impact thousands of home owners in Fermanagh. Among those Power NI customers set to be impacted by the rise which comes into affect this October are the elderly. Local councillor Donal O’Cofaigh states that already there is a scenario whereby some are “choosing between […]