FERMANAGH singer Nathan Carter is set to make his debut in the Faroe Islands this weekend as the headline act at one of their largest music festivals. The Liverpudlian music star has been confirmed as one of the main performers at the Sorvágs Country and Blues Festival on Saturday in the village of Sørvágur. Excitement is […]
More junior doctors’ strike action in Fermanagh
FURTHER disruption to health services will be experienced in Fermanagh this week, due to the latest strike action being taken by junior doctors. This will run to 7am on Saturday. This follows two 48-hour walkouts last month from May 22-24. Patients are advised to expect widespread disruption to normal services. Health and Social Care Trust websites will […]
Fermanagh pharmacies are feeling the pinch
A PHARMACIST who owns chemist shops in Fermanagh has said they’re ‘living day-to-day’ as the pressure mounts on community pharmacies throughout the North. It’s been widely reported that community pharmacies are coming under increasing strain, with almost 12 chemists closing their doors to the public over the past 18 months. The Department for Health recently […]
Fermanagh group gets £5,000 grant
A FERMANAGH non-profit organisation has said that a £5,000 grant is a ‘lifeline’ as they continue to provide a vital service to the people of the county. Fermanagh Rural Community Initiative, based on the Tempo Road in Enniskillen, is an accredited supplier of training courses and has been providing high quality training for over two decades. The […]
Enniskillen cheerleader stars in new film
A YOUNG woman is hitting the big screen in a new cheerleading film. Shannon Bermingham from Enniskillen stars in the film ‘Eat/Sleep/Cheer/Repeat’ which follows her life in and outside of competitive cheerleading. ‘Eat/Sleep/Cheer/Repeat’ is an uplifting documentary following the young athletes of Team Ireland, to intimately explore questions of gender, strength, performance, sexuality and what it’s like growing […]
Export and Freight Golf Masters 2024 at Lough Erne
Two Herald media partners 4SM Media and Events Company and Export & Freight magazine enjoyed all the sights of Fermanagh today. Lough Erne Golf Resort welcomed back the Export and Freight Golf Masters with staff enjoying 18 holes on the award winning Faldo course while staff from the 4SM Media Events company were treated to an […]
Happy ending for Enniskillen Library
IT may not look like it from the outside, but Enniskillen Library is going nowhere and neither are some of its most renowned collections. Local book lovers were concerned for its future because of the dilapidated state of the building along with rumours that its Heritage Collection may be moved to another library due to senior staff retirements. However, NI Libraries […]
The Tumbling Paddies ready for Belsonic in Belfast
WITHIN hours of the tickets going on sale, The Tumbling Paddies have sold out Ormeau Park in Belfast as they prepare to headline one of the biggest music festivals in the North. On Saturday, the Fermanagh music sensations will kick off the hugely popular and much-anticipated Belsonic Festival with a standout performance at Ormeau Park. […]
Fermanagh couple celebrates 70th wedding anniversary
IT was a day to remember at the well-known Tummon household in Enniskillen recently. Anne and Patrick Tummon celebrated their 70th (platinum) wedding anniversary with their family and friends. Married on May 22, 1954, 99-year-old Anne and Patrick, aged 92, enjoyed a party at their home in Kilmacormick Road to celebrate the big occasion. Talk about a numbers game […]
Fermanagh called ‘sectarian mud bath’
FERMANAGH residents have been left furious after a former Lord Mayor of Belfast branded the county as being a ‘sectarian mud bath’. With the countdown on to the UK General Election, candidates from the leading political parties across the North are throwing their hat into the ring in the hard-fought Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency. […]