IT has been confirmed that ‘The Wasp’ restaurant in Lisnaskea, has pulled its shutters down for the very last time over the weekend, as the growing impact of Covid-19 has claimed yet another popular business. In a statement via social media, owner and head chef, Glen Cawley, broke the news to his shocked and saddened […]
Street closure ‘comes at a bad time,’ say businesses
TRAFFIC disruption due to a £60,000 road upgrade on Lisnaskea’s Main Street has caused widespread fear among local business owners, with concerns that the new resurfacing has simply came “to the wrong place at the wrong time.” After businesses were forced to shut-up-shop for a minimum of 12 weeks back in March, many places such […]
Minister visits potential health centre site
Health Minister Robin Swann was in Fermanagh on Monday.
Lisnaskea schools come together to support families
LISNASKEA schools have joined forces to support young families impacted by Covid-19. The local Parent Teacher and Friends Associations’ secured funding enabling them to provide food vouchers to the families of primary school children in the local area. The groups efforts with the Kids Pantry Project was supported by local businessman Stephen Swift and the […]
‘Big Jack fitted right in around Lisnaskea…’
“I wasn’t a good player, but I was damn good at stopping those who thought they were good” – those are the famous words of the late Jack Charlton (85) that will forever stay in the mind of local man Davy Wheeler, who had the pleasure of meeting the sporting hero when he visited Lisnaskea […]
Major expansion planned by leading local agrifood firm
AMBITIOUS expansion plans have been revealed by one of Fermanagh’s leading agrifood businesses. Ready Egg Products based outside Lisnaskea process millions of eggs per day. The firm has lodged a planning application proposing the development of three free range poultry houses with internal egg stores. The development just over one mile outside Clabby would have […]
Lockdown was mixed blessing for beauty pair
“Work worries and the uncertainty of our businesses was never far from our minds.”
Big lockdown jobs boost for Lisnaskea cleaning company
With the lockdown beginning to be lifted, business at ‘AAA Pristine Cleaning’ Lisnaskea has “not stopped.”
Death of popular Derrylin woman
DESCRIBED by family and friends as ‘a loving presence, a lovely lady’, the death of Philomena O’Rourke a former all-Ireland dancing winner, has been greeted with much sadness in the Derrylin area. She was the mother of former Fermanagh and Monaghan manager Malachy. Just a few months short of her 90th birthday, Philomena, of Grattan, […]