THE wheel of life came full circle at St Aidan’s High School in Derrylin at the weekend, as it celebrated 50 years at the heart of the community with a special service of thanksgiving, while looking ahead to the future. Half a century ago the school was officially declared open by the then Bishop of Kilmore […]
Enniskillen one of the best places to live
ENNISKILLEN has been named one of the best places to live in Northern Ireland. In the influential Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2023 guide, the county town was one of three places selected in the North out of 72 sites named across the UK. Donaghadee was the region’s overall winner, with Belfast’s Ormeau Road also featuring on […]
Fermanagh businesses win provincial awards
THE best of the Fermanagh hospitality industry received provincial recognition at this year’s Irish Restaurant Awards. Held at the Hillgrove Hotel in Monaghan last Monday, almost 800 restaurant and business owners from around Ulster dressed up in their finery to compete for top honours in the ‘Ulster Regional’ section of the national awards. The big Fermanagh […]
Glitz and glamour at the Erne Gaels dinner dance
Sinead Keaney, Katie McCann, Orlaith Kelm and Caroline Mullin dressed to impress at the Erne Gaels GAA dinner dance. 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 download a copy straight to your device by following this link https://bit.ly/3gOl8G0
Horan hopes to climb the Hogan steps once more
THE last time Brandon Horan played in Croke Park, it was the most memorable of days. The 2019 Hogan Cup winning captain became the first St Michael’s player to lift the trophy for the college, on that historic April afternoon. His memories of that special day in Croke Park are still fresh in his mind; “I […]
‘Full focus’ on producing a performance against Cavan
‘Character’, ‘focus’ and ‘performance’ – they are just a few of the keywords Fermanagh manager Kieran Donnelly used as he reflected on the Westmeath game and looks ahead to Cavan this weekend. Fermanagh once again showed great character to stave off a second half Westmeath comeback and keep themselves in promotion contention. A win or […]
Fermanagh over an hour away from life-saving surgery
UPDATED data from Save Our Acute Services (SOAS) has shown the average travel time for life-saving surgery for all patients in Fermanagh is now just under two hours. The group presented the figures at the launch of its ‘New SWAH’ campaign at Fermanagh House last Thursday, in which it outlined its five point plan for […]
Social worker tells of ‘growing BPD epidemic’ in county
A Western Trust social worker has supported a local mother’s fears that borderline personality disorder (BPD) is claiming young people’s lives needlessly. Erin Donnelly’s 18-year-old daughter Katie had been suffering from the disorder when she died suddenly at the Fermanagh and Tyrone Hospital in Omagh last September. Lack of treatment and understanding of the mental illness are two of the biggest issues vulnerable […]
Roscommon clash is ‘massive’, says Baldwin
FERMANAGH manager Joe Baldwin is well aware of the significance of Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League round three game against Roscommon. “We said from the outset that our target was to stay in the league (division 3A), but if we can get another win at home, we could have one foot in a National League Final. […]