St Martin’s school chalks up half-century


THIS FRIDAY will bring in the 50th anniversary of St Martin’s Primary School in Garrison. To mark the occasion, a Mass of Thanksgiving in Mary Queen of Peace Church will be held at 7pm.  The Mass will be hosted by Bishop Lawrence Duffy, Fr. Tiernach Beggan and Canon Michael McGourty and will be followed by ‘a […]


Belleek and Garrison residents dealing with effects of flooding


FLOODING continues to be a problem in Belleek, while residents and businesses in Garrison are still cleaning up their properties following floods likened to “the river running down the street”. Videos of the torrential rain and its effect on the villages have been posted online showing the extent of the flooding and the panicked reaction […]


Fr Joe McVeigh in interview


THIS MONTH for the ‘Fermanagh Lives Lived’ series of in-depth interviews, the Herald was in conversation with Fr Joe McVeigh from Ederney. Fr Joe talks about his 50 years of ministry which began in Fermanagh the same year as internment was introduced, his early days in Moneyvriece and St Michael’s College, and his passion for […]


Two die in heartbreaking double road tragedies


THE county came to a heartbreaking standstill this week as a result of two separate car collisions that tragically claimed the lives of two local people. A man in his 50s died at the scene following a one-vehicle collision on the Marble Arch Road, Florencecourt, during the early hours of yesterday, Tuesday, morning, while a […]