HOSPITAL campaign group, Save Our Acute Services (SOAS) has submitted documentation amounting to 1,833 pages to the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) which details concerns highlighting patient safety and staff welfare in the South West Region following the withdrawal of emergency general surgery from South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) in Enniskillen. The documentation identifies […]
Fermanagh school support staff go on strike
THOUSANDS of non-teaching staff in the Education Authority (EA) across the North took strike action on Monday. It was the first of three days of industrial action. The Unite, GMB and Nipsa trade unions have notified employers of two further strike dates on June 3 and 4. In Fermanagh, workers walked out as part of a long-running dispute […]
Self-service bus ticket machine added in Enniskillen
TRANSLINK has introduced a new self-service ticket vending machine (TVM) at Enniskillen Ulsterbus station. The machine will enable passengers to pre-pay for their journeys using both cash and card payments. In the last few weeks, Translink introduced new on-bus ticket machines which accept Contactless payments on our Ulsterbus and Goldliner services in the Enniskillen, Omagh and Dungannon areas. Customers here can now […]
New role for Fermanagh actor Adrian Dunbar
ENNISKILLEN actor Adrian Dunbar has said that the legendary Irish literary light Samuel Beckett was ‘a secular saint to me’ as he prepares to honour his memory in Liverpool. At the end of this month, the Fermanagh man is set to lead an eight-day festival in Liverpool, titled ‘Beckett: Unbound’, to celebrate the life of […]
Fermanagh mourns death of two community stalwarts
EDERNEY Parish is mourning the loss of two of its recently deceased members. Among them are local residents Sarah Leonard of Leathem Crescent, as well as John Maguire of Cahore. Sarah Leonard: A Kind Woman Who Sought the Best for Her Family On Tuesday, May 7th, Sarah Brigid Leonard of Leathem Crescent, Ederney, passed away […]
Fermanagh pays tribute to inspiration’ Martina McMahon
THE Fermanagh community has been left deeply saddened following the death of Martina McMahon who was described as ‘one of a kind’. Formerly of Mullaghconnolly in Roslea, Ms McMahon passed away peacefully at the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen on Saturday [May 18]. Ms McMahon’s death has promoted an outpouring of grief across Fermanagh, […]
Get registered for 2024 election at new voting kiosks
Register to vote kiosks have been added to leisure facilities in the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area. The kiosks will provide accessible ways for people to register to vote. Chair of Fermanagh and Omagh Council, Thomas O’Reilly revealed today, “I am pleased that we have two Electoral Office NI Kiosks in the FODC area […]
McCartney crowned Irish Open Champion
Enniskillen swimmer Ellie McCartney took gold in the 200m Individual Medley at the Irish Open Championships in Dublin late yesterday afternoon. In the final event of day two at the championships, McCartney took a commanding win to be crowned National Champion in 2:16.04 ahead of UCD’s Jena Macdougald (2:20.71) and Portmarnock’s Megan Jones (2:22.85). On […]
‘Shame’ as Fermanagh market closes
THE Enniskillen Community Market is coming to an end. The market has to close its doors after its final market on 1st June due to the venue being no longer available. Over the past year the market has helped local businesses start their journey, such as Fallguy Records and Lough Erne Vintage who now have their […]
Fermanagh junior doctors’ strike to cause disruption
FERMANAGH patients have been warned that the health service will experience widespread disruption this week due to the two-day junior doctors’ strike. Junior doctors in Northern Ireland are staging the industrial action after pay talks with the Department of Health broke down earlier this year. The strike action will take place from 7am today (Wednesday) to 7am on Friday. […]