A PLANNING application has been submitted for a major redevelopment project at St Angelo Airport in Enniskillen which could bring potential tourism and investment to the county. According to the Planning Portal for Northern Ireland, an application has been launched for the development of 10 no self-catering aviation hangar homes at the Killadeas Road-based airport. […]
COLUMN: Michael Hand- Face your fears
THERE is an excellent book by M. Scott Peck called “The Road Less Travelled” where he draws on the experiences of his career as a psychiatrist, to guide us through the difficult, painful times in life by showing us how to confront our problems through the principle of discipline. The opening sentence is: “Life is Difficult”. It […]
Concern about collapse of vital service at SWAH
IT IS feared the immense pressure on the local health service could grow even further after it emerged a vital service aimed at reducing hospital numbers is now no longer available at the SWAH. There are concerns the collapse of the Older Person’s Assessment and Liaison Service (OPALS) at the Enniskillen hospital will not only increase attendances at its emergency […]
Annie’s abseiling down Belfast tower for charity
AN Enniskillen woman is preparing to take on a hugely challenging 190-foot abseil down one of the North’s tallest buildings to raise money for a leading cancer charity. Next month, Annie Masterson will join up with her colleagues from the ‘Friends of Cancer Charity’ organisation, to abseil down Belfast City Hospital Tower. Located on the […]
McGirr School of Irish Dancing’s world success
IT was celebrations all the way for local dancers from McGirr School of Irish Dancing at this year’s world championships. At the recent An Chomhdhail World Championships 2024 at the INEC Killarney, ten dancers from the school took to the stage and brought a total of 19 solo medals back to Fermanagh and West Tyrone. Dancers […]
Hope fades for return of Enniskillen fireworks
A LOCAL councillor’s attempt to reignite the call to bring back Halloween fireworks in both Omagh and Enniskillen quickly had cold water poured on it. At a recent meeting of Fermanagh and Omagh Council, Ulster Unionist Mark Ovens proposed that the popular displays be reinstated. Cllr Ovens said, “Last July, I asked for the Halloween […]
Concern over blue-green algae on Lough Erne
THERE is concern the continual pumping of untreated sewage into Lough Erne could harm local tourism and trigger toxic blue-green algae blooms on the waterway as the weather starts to heat up. As reported many times by this paper, the issue of raw sewage being pumped into the Erne has been an ongoing problem for years now. Despite having […]
Top prizes up for grabs in SWAH fundraiser
Irvinestown man Marcus Corrigan hosting a ‘Night at the Races’ in Charlie’s Bar in Enniskillen to raise funds for SWAH chair beds.
Fermanagh singer John Garrity’s on song in Malta
FERMANAGH singer John Garrity said he was ‘very excited’ to headline a gig in one of Malta’s top hotels. Known locally as the ‘Belfast Busker’, the Enniskillen singer has risen through the ranks and established himself as one of the top up-and-coming entertainers in the North. Garrity’s now taken another major step after he was […]
Another service gone at SWAH in Fermanagh
THE OPALS programme is not the first innovative and wide-reaching initiative to have been lost from the SWAH, with a preventative cardiology service also now no longer available at the Enniskillen hospital. A Freedom of Information request by Save Our Acute Services (SOAS), which was returned last week, revealed the much-praised ‘Our Hearts Our Minds’ service was removed […]