A NUMBER of Fermanagh groups are kick starting the new decade with a £520,000 grants boost from the National Lottery fund. Fermanagh Women’s Aid have been granted £498,237 to fund their ‘Safety and Well-being Support’ project that will run over the next four years. In a statement from the National Lottery, it said, “The project […]
Tree planted in memory of ‘much missed’ Connie Leonard
A service of thanksgiving was held and a tree planted in the grounds of Jones Memorial Primary School in Enniskillen in Connie’s memory this week.
‘Women being put at risk’ because of Stormont stalemate
“Women are dead, we know there’s a problem. What’s the barrier in addressing it? That barrier is that we don’t have a government.”
‘Connie would have been so proud’
A special event will be held on Saturday, September 16th in the Enniskillen Hotel
No rest for the Fermanagh Rose on road to Tralee!
The Marlbank woman is flying the Erne flag at this year’s Rose of Tralee
Domestic violence on the rise locally
Most other types of crime continue to decline, but figures released by the PSNI show incidents of domestic violence locally have risen.
“Concepta is not a statistic” – Fermanagh Women’s Aid
FWA has issued a heart-wrenching appeal for more to be done to tackle domestic violence following the tragic death of Concepta Leonard on Monday.
Big-hearted Fermanagh folk respond to toy appeal
Fermanagh Women’s Aid appeal for donations of toys to spread the joy of Christmas
Domestic abuse refuge struggling to cope with demand
Emergency accommodation forced to turn victims away.
Hazel’s twenty years working with victims of domestic abuse
Recently retired manager of the Fermanagh Women’s Aid refuge in Enniskillen, after a 20-year stint, Hazel Hayes, paints an alarming picture of men abusing their wives and partners.