THE countryside around Sliabh Beagh in east Fermanagh is certainly much brighter looking this summer. Brightly painted ‘art shelters’ are springing up on many country roads in the area giving country roads a new look. Donna Bannon, arts co-ordinator at Sliabh Beagh explained that 18 have been completed to date with the aid of funding […]
Lisnaskea company gets braced for cleaning surge
THE Covid-19 cleaning surge is coming fast as businesses across the county prepare to reopen. Leading the way is Lisnaskea-based company ‘Ace Cleaning,’ who have launched a new sanitisation service after a rise in demand. Co-Director of ‘Ace Cleaning’ Claire Fidgeon opened up to the Herald about the importance of “deep cleaning services” and how […]
‘Sitting at home just wasn’t an option…’
“With my love for cooking, I just could not see myself sitting at home throughout lockdown.”
Barry keeping the sunny side up despite lockdown
WHILE many of us have had our fair share of Covid-blues, there’s one person who has kept a smile on his face throughout this pandemic and that’s Lisnaskea man, Barry Teague! The popular 38-year-old was born with Down Syndrome and when Barry was just a baby the outlook given to his parents Martin and Bernie […]
Lisnaskea business leads the way out of lockdown
POSITIVE signs that local businesses are cautiously emerging from lockdown have begun to spring up across the county. Within recent days a Lisnaskea shop began welcoming customers back over two months after it temporarily closed in line with official guidance. Wesley Warrington of Delta House and Home explained that the first steps had been taken […]
Colorado residents are busting the lockdown blues…
The residents at Colorado private residential home near Lisnaskea have been singing, painting and solving jig-saws in a bid to bust the lockdown blues. The home was one of the first to close its doors to visitors at the beginning of lockdown in a bid to keep residents safe. Since then the residents have been […]
New mums’ baby joy in the middle of a health crisis
“I feel like we’ve been lucky as my partner is at home now full time.”
The only way is up: Local firm working through crisis
STAFF and management at Western Brand Poultry based in Lisnaskea have been “delighted” with their response to the Covid crisis, with hopes for a “bright future” as the new normal takes effect. Speaking to the Herald, General Manager Michael Liddle explained, “Our business changed almost overnight from 55-60% retail to 90-95% as the foodservice market […]
BREAKTHROUGH IN MISSING MAN CASE
EIGHTEEN YEARS after his mysterious disappearance there has been a major breakthrough in the search for missing man Tony Lynch (54) after his vehicle was found submerged at the bottom of Lough Corradilar near Lisnaskea. The father-of-four from Magheraveely disappeared back in 2002, after he was last seen in Clones at around 6pm on Sunday […]
Call to reopen shut school to aid social distancing
ALMOST three years after it shut its doors for the last time there are now calls for St Eugene’s College in Roslea to be reopened to help accommodate social distancing when students return to school. While there are still no concrete details on when or how our young people will be returning to their classrooms, […]