A UNIONIST politician can win the 2015 Westminster election – but only if a single unionist is chosen.
Gildernew: We’re doing our best on welfare reform
JUST TWO weeks after an interview with this newspaper defending Sinn Fein’s agreement on welfare cuts, Michelle Gildernew’s party now appears to have suddenly abandoned their support for the welfare reform bill.
Measly turnout for 2015 election debate
FOR A part of the world with among the highest electoral turnout record in all of Europe, what was surprising was just how few people – twenty or so – turned out for a Westminster election debate for 2015 at Fermanagh House in Enniskillen.
Fracking would bring only 10 jobs to Fermanagh, expert tells conference
The message from the anti-fracking conference last Friday was clear – fracking will be blocked, should attempts be made to introduce it in Fermanagh.
‘Joint candidate still on the table as Adams predicts ‘battle’ in Fermanagh South Tyrone
SINN FEIN president Gerry Adams has admitted that the race for a seat in the Westminster election in Fermanagh South Tyrone is a ‘challenge’.
Angry hospital staff step up action over pay dispute
THE HOSPITAL PAY debate came to a head this week as workers demonstrated outside the South West Acute Hospital. While the mood appeared upbeat outside on the hospital site, there were clear issues that workers needed addressed. The debate, ongoing for over a month, centres around a new pay system which has resulted in […]
MP in bid to save local tax office jobs
LOCAL Westminster MP, Michelle Gildernew is due to meet with a British government minister today to present the case against plans by the Inland Revenue to take 24 jobs out of Enniskillen.
Schools act on spate of suicides
AN ALARMING number of suicides in the past 12 months has prompted schools here to take urgent action.
What the new-look Ulster canal will mean
THE restoration of 9 miles of the Ulster Canal, announced last week, was brought up at a meeting










