A NUMBER of patients who are registered at Maple Healthcare in Lisnaskea have now formed a new ‘Health Committee’ in order to tackle ongoing concerns that locals have with the practice. A second meeting was held with local councillors and members of the public to discuss what could be done to rectify the situation of […]
Community devastated at loss of devoted family man
FERMANAGH has been left devastated following the sudden death of a local father who has been described as the “kindest, most generous and warmest person you could ever meet.” Tim Shields (47) of Abbey Road, Maguiresbridge (formerly of Templepatrick, Co. Antrim) was known by many as a hard-working family man, who was devoted to his […]
CHARGES MADE IN RELATION TO LISNASKEA ATTACK
Detectives investigating an assault on a 30 year old woman at Trasna Way, Lisnaskea, on Tuesday 29th June, have charged two men aged 38 and 42, and a 44 year old woman, to appear at court. They are charged with a number of offences including grievous bodily harm and criminal damage and are due […]
That’s life! Arlene ends career on a musical note
END OF A CAREER: IN TERMS of last weeks on the job, the now-former First Minister Arlene Foster has ceratinly had a memorable one. The Herald looked back at the career highs and lows of the girl from Dernawilt with the view that no matter what your political persuasion, Arlene Foster has certainly made her […]
North’s leaders discuss ideas for old High School site
SUGGESTIONS: THE First and deputy First Ministers visited the former site of Lisnaskea High School to meet with several local groups who put to them their ideas for the use of the dis-used site. Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill met with representatives of the Maple Healthcare in the town, members from South East Fermanagh Foundation […]
Students let their hair down after difficult two years
Above all they deserved a little light-hearted fun,”
Angry patients ‘pulling their hair out’ over GP phone access
THOUSANDS of people in the Lisnaskea area are ‘pulling their hair out’ in anger and frustration at not being able to arrange an appointment with their GP. The issue of telephone consultations due to Covid has caused problems for many patients in Fermanagh who find it difficult to get through to their local practice. However, […]
Patients’ plight and access problems raised at Stormont
The case of a 93-year-old woman who couldn’t get through to her GP in Lisnaskea was rasied at the briefing.
Pupils take ‘new normal’ in their stride
WHILE the Covid-19 pandemic has presented its fair share of challenges, it would appear that staff and pupils from Lisnaskea’s Naíscoil an Traonaigh have taken the twists and turns of the ‘new normal’ in their stride. As parents and teachers faced extraordinary pressures due to the demands of remote learning. A spokeswoman from Naíscoil an […]
Community devastated at death of popular teacher
“There are no words in the vocabulary to express how brilliant we all thought she was.”