Since mid 2012 there has been a 32.4 percent increase in the number of people over 65 in the local area.
Jack and Grace revealed as most popular baby names
Grace has held the top spot as the most popular girls’ name since 2018.
Local population still falling, but predicted to grow
There have been more births than deaths, but there are still more people leaving the county than moving her.
Over 30 local drug deaths in five years
The shocking figures were revealed by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) in its five year report into drug-related deaths.
Local house prices on the up even with market shut down
THE average price of a house in Fermanagh and Omagh has increased by 3.3 per cent to £134,513 this year despite the housing market being effectively shut down from April to June 2020. The latest figures which were compiled by Land and Property Services with the assistance of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) were […]
More Covid deaths in care homes than hospitals
Latest figures published today by NISRA show that 61 deaths involving COVID-19 occurred in the last week, from 9th to 15th May.
Non-Covid associated deaths significantly up
The Fermanagh and Omagh area had the fewest number of deaths of all local government districts, with a total of 16 since the outbreak began.
West Fermanagh chosen as guinea pig for new census
THE PEOPLE of west Fermanagh are to be guinea pigs for the next census. While the census is not due to happen until March 2021, over 4,000 households in the west of the county will have to take part in a ‘test run’ of the process this October, over a year-and-a-half before the rest of […]
Tourism director comes under fire for ‘disgraceful’ comments on Fermanagh
LOCAL people have hit back at controversial research published by Tourism NI which found that Fermanagh’s biggest attractions aren’t pulling in the visitors.