Clarification demand over possible closure of Drumclay Home


THE local Council is to seek clarification on the future of Drumclay  Nursing Home after rumours surfaced of potential closure. The facility had closed before but was re-opened by the Western Health and Social Care Trust to relieve pressure on hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic, and particularly during surges. Sinn Fein’s Councillor Tommy Maguire brought the issue […]


Nursing home evacuated over Covid-19 fears


A BALLYSHANNON nursing home has been evacuated over concerns of a possible Covid-19 outbreak at the facility.  The Irish Red Cross and Irish Civil Defence Forces were drafted in to help evacuate 19 patients from the Rock Community Hospital in the border town last week. The Herald understands a number of staff at the home […]


Forty jobs to go with closure of well known nursing home


  ONE OF Fermanagh’s best known nursing homes is set to close with the loss of up to 40 jobs Staff at Shannagh Nursing Home heard the stunning news at a meeting at the home. Up to 40 people, between full and part-time staff, could now be unemployed as a result of the closure, which […]