FERMANAGH and Omagh District Council is to receive £135,000 over two years to help implement a new strategy aimed at Ending Violence Against Women and Girls as domestic violence cases soar locally. The county has been highlighted as one of the areas with the highest rate of domestic violence cases in the North, with Fermanagh […]
Bypass decision welcomed after Fermanagh road incidents
WITH the dangers of Fermanagh roads firmly highlighted following a spate of devastating accidents, the agreement for the development of the Enniskillen Bypass has been welcomed. Calls are increasing locally for improvement to the county’s roads and Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister, John O’Dowd, confirmed a multi-million pound investment for the bypass. Residents were left concerned […]
Demand will be ‘exceptional’ at foodbanks this winter
THE manager of a Fermanagh foodbank is anticipating “an unreal strain on capacity” as pensioners and elderly residents in the county prepare for yet another unprecedented winter. Over recent years, between the Covid pandemic and the cost of living crisis that followed, local households have been facing even more financial burdens over the cold winter months. While […]
Brollagh school fall out continues with threat to withhold support for church
THE FALLOUT from last week’s announcement St Mary’s High School in Brollagh is to close for good, is continuing, with vows of boycotts and threats of legal action. Last week Education Minister Peter Weir announced that his department had rejected proposals to give St Mary’s integrated status and the school would be closing in August. Since then there […]
‘Getting 80% of minimum wage is not enough to live on’
“The minimum was calculated on the basis that it’s what you need to live, and they’re only getting 80 percent of that.”
Every household in Fermanagh to get pre-paid cash card
While full details of the £95 million initiative have yet to be finalised, it is understood peole receive pre-paid cash cards of around £100.
Childcare providers ‘may not survive the crisis’
CALLS have been made for urgent financial support for childcare providers. Many childcare businesses in Fermanagh have closed temporarily. Some have placed staff off work for several weeks on a coronavirus job retention scheme which allows employers to apply for government support to cover 80 percent of their usual monthly wage. While staff have been […]