ONE of Fermanagh’s longest serving postmistresses has said her heart goes out to all those caught up in the Horizon scandal. As brought to life in the recent ITV series, ‘Mr Bates vs the Post Office’, between 1999 and 2015 more than 900 Post Office postmasters and postmistresses were wrongly accused after faulty software made it seem money was […]
Local acts set for Kinawley concert
SOME of the leading Country music stars from Fermanagh and across the North are set to link up for a special show at the Kinawley Community Centre next month. On Friday, February 16, the popular venue will host a ‘Valentines Country Night’, with popular Country music singer and critic Sean Wallace confirmed as the MC […]
MS sufferer’s anger at Blue Badge bureaucracy
THERE have been calls for the powers-that-be in charge of Blue Badges to “use some common sense,” after a local MS sufferer’s re-application for his badge was significantly delayed and he now needs to be reassessed. Cllr Victor Warrington, who has multiple sclerosis, has been a Blue Badge holder for ten years as he has mobility issues due to a life-long […]
WATCH: Fermanagh workers call for equal pay
Our round up of what was a historic day of action in Fermanagh and across the North yesterday.
Council gets offer on Enniskillen car park
While the car park remains in Council ownership, a commercial interest has made an offer to buy it.
Magee confirms New York gig
Fermanagh singer and musician Sean Magee is set to celebrate St Patrick’s Day in style later this year with what’s expected to be a sold-out show at one of the biggest venues in New York. Magee, a talented singer and performer who can play a number of instruments, has confirmed that he’s going to be […]
WATCH: People take to the picket lines in Enniskillen!
Non-teaching staff including clerical, cleaning, catering, classroom assistants and IT workers from schools across Fermanagh protest along the Irvinestown Road in Enniskillen during today’s 24-hour strike action. Watch our video below! To read more on this story see this week’s Fermanagh Herald. Can’t get to the shop to collect your copy? No problem! You can […]
GALLERY: Indian community celebrates Christmas in style
IT was festive celebrations with a difference in Enniskillen recently when Fermanagh’s Indian community enjoyed a night of song, dance and food. The Fermanagh Indian Association has 330 members and many of them attended the big occasion at St Michael’s Scout Centre. Our photographer, Andrew Paton, captured some of the action from the special night of celebration. Check […]
Amazon eyes up Enniskillen
There is speculation online giant Amazon is to open a distribution warehouse in Enniskillen that will bring hundreds of new jobs to the area.
Attorney General orders inquest into Jim Murphy death
THE ATTORNEY General has this week ordered a fresh inquest into the killing of Derrylin civil rights activist Jim Murphy, and has linked his murder to the killing of Trillick councillor Patsy Kelly. Both men’s murders are believed to have been carried out by “a killer gang of British soldiers and paramilitaries who murdered and maimed across […]