Fermanagh parents’ frustration at school closure


Fermanagh parents have expressed their frustration at how late last Friday’s school closure order came. A yellow weather warning was issued last Thursday at 11am, with this being upgraded to an amber warning at 8pm on that evening. It was not until Friday morning, after the school day had already begun, that a 12pm closure […]

Fermanagh businesses ‘heartbroken’ after flood damage
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WHILE most local businesses managed to escape serious damage in Sunday’s flash flooding, others were sadly not so lucky. Enniskillen was one of the areas to face the worst of the deluge. In the area around Belmore Street, for example, which was submerged in several feet of water for a time, some premises suffered minor water damage. Elsewhere, […]

500 Fermanagh women seek help for domestic violence


KERRIE Flood, CEO of Fermanagh Women’s Aid, is just five months into her new role, and she says she ‘couldn’t be any prouder’ of her team after nearly 500 women reached out for help this year. The mother-of-four took on the leadership of Fermanagh Women’s Aid from Mary McCann, who led the organisation for 20 […]

Questions raised after Fermanagh homes are flooded


A FERMANAGH family whose property was flooded for the third time in just over a decade has questioned whether more could have been done locally to prevent the devastation caused by Storm Bert on Friday night. Some parts of the North recorded more than half a month’s rainfall over the weekend, with the county feeling […]

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Met Office warns of heavy rain in store for Fermanagh


Met Office has warned of heavy rain that is due to hit Fermanagh tonight (Monday 26). “A cloudy evening with outbreaks of rain soon spreading northeast, the rain heaviest and most persistent across southern counties. Strengthening southerly winds, risk of east coast gales,” said a spokesperson from Met Office. It sets to slightly improve as […]

New CEO appointed at Fermanagh Women’s Aid


THE new interim Chief Executive Office of Fermanagh Women’s Aid has said she feels “deeply privilege” to take on the position in the organisation which provides life-saving support to local females. Kerrie Flood joined Fermanagh Women’s Aid in 2011. After working in the Darling Street organisation for 13 years, she’s now been tasked with leading […]