Money secured to help fund the £65 million project has not been approved.
MLAs welcome decision on bereavement benefits
FERMANAGH MLAs have welcome the decision to extend bereavement benefits to cohabiting partners. The Department for Communities announced that those in the county – and the rest of the North – will have access to Bereavement Support Payment and Widowed Parent’s Allowance. This had only previously been available to both married and civil partnership couples. Now, this will be […]
Renewed calls for Irish passport office in North
JEMMA DOLAN has added her voice to the growing number of calls for an Irish Passport Office to be set up in the North. The demand comes following the Republic of Ireland’s Finna Fáil/Fine Gael coalition government to suspend the mailing of all Irish passports to Northern Ireland. This decision, which Dublin insists is temporary, comes […]
Fermanagh MLAs react to pay cut
FERMANAGH’S MLAs have had their salaries cut by a whopping £14,000. The move was made by the UK Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris, following the continued failure of MLAs to elect a speaker for the Assembly at Stormont and to form an Executive government. This deduction of earnings by 27.5 per cent means that […]
Rossorry Grove in jeopardy after support body pulls out
A CHILDREN’S charity has revealed that it will not be renewing its contract to support the Rossorry Grove supported accommodation facility. Action for Children stated that it would not be seeking an extension after the current contract expires on March 31, 2023 citing “difficulties in staff recruitment” and “severe budgetary pressures”. Rossorry Grove, which is […]
DUP urged to ‘stop putting people’s health at risk’
“If you’re sick, you want to be treated and you don’t care what political situation is going on.”
Foster hits out at ‘sneering nationalists’ over Twelfth
“This is a transparent attempt by Arlene Foster to drum up interest in her career as a media commentator.”
Protocol plan is branded ‘reckless and dangerous’
“The north’s economy is outperforming others, business is growing and new jobs are being created. There is no sense in what the British are doing.”
Huge hike in electric bills for many Fermanagh homes
There have been further calls for the Executive to be reformed to tackle the cost of living crisis.