CUILCAGH Lakelands Geopark has praised the “positive impact” of a new cross-border scheme which was set up with the aim of enhancing tourism and business to the county’s major hotspots. The Fermanagh-based organisation has linked up with Ballyhoura Development CLG in Limerick, with funding from the Shared Island Civic Society Fund, to roll-out the first-of-its-kind […]
World-famous Marble Arch Caves celebrates four decades
THE MARBLE Arch Caves is set to celebrate four decades of welcoming visitors from near and far. Formed hundreds of thousands of years ago, the cave system we know today was first explored by French speleologist Edouard Martel 130 years ago. However, it’s only been opened to visitors for the past 40 years. This year marks the anniversary […]
Geopark to reopen after storm damage
ONE of the county’s main geopark sites “will be open intermittently in the weeks ahead” as the responsible authorities continue to clear up the mass devastation caused by Storm Éowyn. Significant damage has been caused at the Lough Navar Forest and Scenic Drive in the storm. It’s understood that the tourist hotspot will reopen to […]
Multiple gorse fires in Fermanagh and Cavan
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The Cuilcagh Mountain boardwalk ‘Stairway to Heaven’ trail remains closed this morning following the gorse fire at the famous geopark last night.
Fermanagh Geopark sites remain closed
ALMOST two months after Storm Éowyn battered Fermanagh, some of the county’s main geopark sites remain closed as a major clean-up operation takes place. Cuilcagh Lakelands Geopark confirmed that, as a result of the extent of the storm, Lough Navar Scenic Forest Drive, Castle Archdale Forest and Belmore Forest still all remain closed. “A number of […]
Update on Fermanagh Geopark development plans
PLANS for two exciting developments within the Cuilcagh Lakelands Geopark are progressing, though both will take plenty of time and money to complete. Earlier this year the ‘Herald revealed the details of proposals for a multi-million pound development of Lough Navar Forest, which is officially part of the UNESCO-recognised Geopark. These plans include a new visitor centre, car […]
National Parks buys 1,000 hectares of Cuilcagh uplands
The plan will help contribute to the nature and biodiversity work already being carried out at the Cuilcagh Lakesland Geopark.
Cuilcagh geopark shows solidarity with Ukraine
“It is not just rocks, not just geology that connects us. Friendship, respect and goodwill are what really connect us.”
Cuilcagh works postponed as Storm Barra approaches
There are weather warnings in place for the next 24 hours.
UNESCO judges to visit Geopark
IT’S A big week for the Cuilcagh Lakelands Geopark, with judges from UNESCO in town to hopefully complete a re-validation process. Formerly known as the Marble Arch UNESCO Global Geopark, and rebranded in July this year, the newly named Cuilcagh Lakelands straddles the Fermanagh-Cavan border and was the first cross-border geopark in the world to […]