LOCAL shops have put their best foot forward when it comes to helping the communities they serve through what are unprecedented times. Retailers here have rose to the challenge of social distancing. From Trillick to Belleek, sanitisers and antibacterial wipes are the first thing customers meet upon entering shops. This week the Herald spoke to […]
Lockdown… What lockdown?
HERALD readers have been left “outraged” over the number of people saw outdoors, driving on roads and doing social shopping over the last two days as temperatures increased and the sun came out across the county. Despite warnings to stay at home and save lives, it would appear that many people are conjuring up their […]
We’re up for the fight: huge surge of public support for SWAH staff
Recent hardships have done nothing to dampen community spirit.
Fermanagh captain’s message to stay safe
WISE WORDS…Fermanagh GAA captain Eoin Donnolly took a short time out of his work as a respiratory physio at the Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, to post a message on social media telling people not to go out in groups and to stay at home. With football on hold the big Coa man will be concentrating his […]
Funerals suspended, graveyards closed, even in death, all is changed
With the Covid-19 pandemic families across the county have been unable to attend the burials of their loved ones, family and friends.
Fermanagh’s heart is still beating!
“At some stage in the coming months, when the battle is won, our focus will again turn to getting back to work and to normality.”
Plea to start mass testing in county
THERE has been a public plea to start mass testing across the county to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Fresh into his new role, as appointed councillor for Erne East, Eamon Keenan told the Herald, it was his belief that in the current crisis while social distancing remains very important, the government needs to start […]
Scaling back of public transport under way
A SCALING back in public transport has been approved by Stormont. The announcement toward the end of last week came in response to the Covid-19 outbreak and locally there has been a marked reduction in passenger numbers as businesses and other places of work close. From Monday the Translink Bus Services have operated on a […]
‘It’s not how we wanted things to end’
AS schools across Fermanagh and beyond entered their first week of temporary closure pupils shared messages of encouragement and support during this pandemic. At Devenish College the head boy and head girl penned a poignant message this week reminding pupils, staff and the wider community that “this is one of the times you look at […]
Anger as crowds flock to beaches despite virus
LOCAL people have been up in arms since images emerged across social media on Sunday with regards to the mass of people gathered on both Bundoran and Rossnowlagh beaches, making things appear ‘normal’ while the midst of a pandemic. Although guidelines issued by both governments across the country advised people to stay in-doors, it would […]