HOMELESSNESS among young people in Fermanagh is a ‘serious concern’ with 23 cases being dealt with by charity Action for Children and five new referrals alone in the month of October.
£110,000 salary for new council boss
WHILE many civil servants are being hit by pay freezes it has been revealed that the chief executive of the new Fermanagh/Omagh council could earn a whopping 44% more than the salary enjoyed by the current chief executive.
Bid to secure EU funding to restore town’s railway link
A lobby group that is pushing for a return of the railways to Fermanagh and Donegal have called on governments and politicians to support the initiative.
Cattle thefts from local farms linked to illegal abbatoirs
POLICE in Fermanagh are becoming increasingly concerned at the ‘lax’ security on farms from where livestock and valuable machinery and tools have been stolen.
Big increase in number of road fatalities during 2013
SEVEN people have lost their lives on Fermanagh roads this year – four more than this time last year. The past two weeks have seen the deaths of three in tragic circumstances on our roads, and local reprentatives have urged road users to be vigilant. Eileen Maguire was killed in an horrific car crash on […]
The true cost of alcohol abuse
The high costs of alcohol misuse in Fermanagh has been highlighted by a local alcohol awareness group.
Survey rates Fermanagh folk as the happiest in the UK
People in Fermanagh are the happiest in the United Kingdom according to recent figures published by the Office for National Statistics.
Young jobless figures treble
Fermanagh’s youth unemployment has almost trebled in the past six years, with figures just released by the Department of Finance showing a deepening crisis for the county’s under-25s.
Impressive turnout for Fermanagh jobs fair
AN ESTIMATED 600 people; a mixture of students, recent graduates, the medium to long-term unemployed and local businesses, attended the successful Fermanagh Jobs and Careers fair last week.