YOUNG people and pupils from across the county are showcasing their talents and putting their creative skills to the test as huge crowds compete for glory at this year’s Fermanagh Féis. St Michael’s College in Enniskillen was a hub of activity on Saturday (March 8) as young students competed for prizes in the ‘Irish Language’ […]
Top gong for Slieve Russell Hotel
THE Slieve Russell Hotel said that its staff is “the backbone of our success” after they were recognised at a major awards ceremony which celebrates some of the best hotels in Ireland. The Ballyconnell hotel, which was recently bought over by an Australian construction company, was named among the ‘Top 20 Best Large Workplaces’ at […]
Fermanagh school leading the way with phone ban
A FERMANAGH principal has said the impact of banning phones from their school has resulted in the most positive change they have seen in their entire teaching career. Last week it was announced that, from September, St Fanchea’s College in Enniskillen will be taking part in a northern-wide pilot project that will restrict the use of phones during the […]
Heartbreaking funeral memories during the pandemic
A LOCAL funeral director has shared his harrowing memories of funerals during a global pandemic. Pat Blake from Derrylin has recalled having to bury people when family or loved ones were not allowed to attend due to coronavirus restrictions. “It seems like a lifetime ago the whole Covid era but the incidents are like yesterday,” he said. […]
‘Dramatic deterioration’ in ambulance handovers
THERE has been a significant increase in the length of ambulance handover waiting times across the North over the past four years, and patients are potentially coming to “severe harm” as a result. That is the conclusion of the Auditor General, Dorinna Carville, who published a major report yesterday (Tuesday) on ambulance handover times, which […]
Fermanagh gears up for bumper bank holiday weekend
ENNISKILLEN is the place to be once again this St Patrick’s Day, with tens of thousands expected to descend on the county town for the celebrations. The hard working team at Project St Patrick have organised yet another bumper bank holiday weekend focused around this year’s theme of ‘Jump and Jive into ‘25’. The festivities […]
‘The thing that hurts the most is he died alone’
“FIVE years on it still hurts” are the words of a Fermanagh woman who lost her brother during the pandemic. Anne Elliott-King lost her brother Basil Elliott after he contracted Covid-19 following a long period of ill-health. “It still hurts that we couldn’t have a proper funeral for my brother but to be honest people are […]
Fermanagh mourns death of popular businessman
THE county has been left saddened following the death of Robert Lloyd Samuel McCullagh who was a well-known businessman in Fermanagh. Mr McCullagh was the founder of McCullagh Machinery, on the outskirts of Enniskillen, along with his son, Lloyd. The business has been running steadily in the county since 1990. Formerly of Skea Hall in […]
No compensation for Fermanagh people affected by storm
A GROUP, which was set up to assess whether people affected by Storm Éowyn could be eligible for compensation, said that individual payments “cannot be applied retrospectively” to people. Fermanagh was hit particularly hard by the storm, which caused widespread damage and issues. The group, which included members of the Department for the Economy, NIE Networks, […]
SOAS presents SWAH roadmap to the Department of Health
VOLUNTEERS from campaign group Save Our Acute Services (SOAS) travelled to Belfast again this week, this time to make the case for its plan to save SWAH services directly to the Department of Health. Back in January SOAS launched a comprehensive ‘roadmap’ plan on how to restore and protect services at the Enniskillen hospital, not least emergency general surgery […]