QUESTIONS: LOCAL people have questioned the claim there is no demand for an express bus service between Fermanagh and Belfast. Since the Herald reported that private company Hannon Coaches, had their application for a licence to run a non-stop service from Enniskillen to Belfast rejected, local people have taken to social media to question the […]
Paddy Bradley looks ahead to Derry v Fermanagh
Derry and Fermanagh know each other inside out and obviously with Rory having been with Fermanagh he knows all the players and with Fermanagh playing a similar type style to when he was there and both teams coming off the back of two good victories, the winner will very much be in the top two […]
Party Bees putting the smiles on faces
THE PARTY BEES entertainment service has put smiles across the faces of Fermanagh youngsters for almost six years now. At the helm of its success is Jolene Nig Uidhir from Enniskillen, who said “I found what I was put on this earth to do” through her love for children that has placed her business at […]
Failing Out of Hours GP services playing ‘roulette’ with patient welfare
THE current GP Out of Hours services provided for the Western Health and Social Care Trust has been heavily criticised after figures showed many instances of no cover. During a meeting of the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council’s Policy and Resources Committee, one member remarked on the unacceptable playing of “roulette” in terms of patient […]
District has highest number of outstanding road repairs
THE local council has heard how the Fermanagh and Omagh district has the highest number of outstanding road repairs, with 1339 surface defects. Following a debate when Cllr Barry McElduff was critical of the response from government to complaints about the poor conditions of our roads, the Council unanimously agreed to write to the Mnister […]
Mystery of Fermanagh’s ‘Vineyard Road’
A SPECTACLE on a Lisnaskea road where the hedgerows were adorned with tin cans and wine bottles for up to a mile is believed to have been created to highlight the problem of litter on our country roads. Dubbed “Fermanagh’s Vineyard Road” by local Cllr Sheamus Greene, who shared a video online of the […]
Jennings to return to BRC after 18 years
KESH driver Garry Jennings will return to the British Rally Championship (BRC) for the first time in over 18 years when he will mount an assault on the Motorsport UK National Rally Championship title in a Ford Fiesta R5. The former Irish Tarmac Champion will get back behind the wheel with returning co-driver Rory […]
Care homes now Covid free as positive case numbers fall among vaccinated age groups
THERE is great news on the virus front this week – Fermanagh’s care homes are now officially Covid free! With the vaccine roll out continuing at pace, there has barely been one handful of positive cases among the over 80s in Fermanagh for over a month now, with case numbers also falling rapidly in the […]
Man dies following Newtownbutler house fire
A MAN (74) has died following a house fire which took place in the early hours of Wednesday morning. A Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service Spokesperson told the Herald: “The thoughts and sympathies of Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) are with the family and friends of a man who died following […]
Aoife’s looking forward to the return of the crowds
Like all musicians, Fermanagh’s singing sensation Aoife Cathcart is eagerly awaiting the return of a full chapel or church in the near future and she believes that the news of an increase in numbers at major events gives the music industry and professionals something positive to look forward to after 12 months like no other. […]