Last year’s Rose of Tralee escort of the year hailed from Fermanagh, and John Slowey is now looking to pass on his title to someone who is ‘man enough’. Rose of Tralee Maggie McEldowney and the reigning Rose Escort of Year, John Slowey, launched the search on Valentine’s Day for lads aged 21 to 30 […]
Big names lined up for Fr Brian’s final Novena
Fr Brian D’Arcy is gearing up for his final Novena of Hope at The Graan next month, which once again will be graced with some of the best known speakers in Ireland. TV presenter, scriptwriter and author Christy Kenneally, Fermanagh manager Pete McGrath, Tipperary hurler John Leahy and RTE’s Mary Kennedy are among the team […]
Fermanagh’s Lakeside Wedding Show
The 2017 Wedding Show at the Killyhevlin Lakeside Hotel on Sunday, February 19th at 2pm is a definite date for your diary if the countdown to your wedding day has begun. THE four star Killyhevlin Lakeside Hotel, invites you to their 2017 Wedding Show on Sunday, February 19th at 2pm. If the countdown to […]
Erne aiming for full points in PÁirc Esler
Fermanagh go into their NFL division two campaign with a decent McKenna Cup behind them. One of the most encouraging aspects was the spread of scorers, 16 in all getting their name on the score sheet, an area where they county has struggled in the past. The opener is against a Down side rebuilding after […]
Fermanagh steamroll sorry Saffrons
Dr McKenna Cup Group B Fermanagh 0-19 Antrim 0-5 By John Hughes Fermanagh have become accustomed to beating Antrim in recent years, call it ongoing revenge for Baker Bradley’s Ulster Championship raid in 2013. However, despite taking on the Saffrons numerous times since that blow to the pride, they have surely never played quite such […]
75% of GP practices ‘to close within five years’
FERMANAGH could be left with only five GP practices serving the whole county by 2021, doctors have warned this week. The stark message from the General Practitioners Committee means 13 of the 18 GP practices in Fermanagh could close, leaving patients having to travel up to 40 miles to see a doctor. With no GPs […]
Fall in crime levels welcomed
Nearly 1,000 violent and sexual crimes reported to Fermanagh police last year
‘We’ve had enough’: why local doctors now say they’ll vote to leave the NHS
FERMANAGH GPs are expected to vote to begin the process of leaving the NHS later this month, as the crisis in general practice deepens across Fermanagh. An emergency meeting has been organised by the British Medical Association (BMA) in Enniskillen for November 29 in response to the ongoing crisis, with a severe and increasing shortage […]