Just a few months out from the 300th anniversary of the Passionists Church, Mark McGoldrick spoke to Fr Brian D’Arcy about what makes the Passionists different to other religious orders, the role that faith plays in society and how we can learn from the Covid-19 pandemic. 2021 is a special year for the Passionist Order. […]
Leading a positive pathway out of the Covid pandemic
All statistics point to Fermanagh on the road to normality, but warning that we can’t relax.
Fermanagh is still holding steady on the Covid front
Up until the beginning of this week there had only been four cases in Feramnagh in a fortnight, although there has been a slight increase this week.
Pandemic highlights problem of loneliness
WHILE everyone in the community has faced challenges over the past year of the pandemic, for Fermanagh’s dedicated volunteers and health workers the Covid crisis has highlighted just how pervasive the problem of loneliness is locally. Like many charities and organisations across the UK and Ireland, Belcoo-based Lakeland Community Care (LCC) has been busier than […]
Buy-to-let property figures take a fall
There has been a four percent decrease in the number of buy-to-let properties purchased this year.
Lakeland Community Care staff step it up
OVER the past three weeks, the office staff at Lakeland Community Care have been taking part in an audacious step challenge to raise funds to provide the isolated elderly community with additional resources as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Steven McGurn is one of the staff members who are taking part in this fundraising initiative and he believes […]
Novena of Hope at the Graan a virtual success
“We wanted to concentrate both on the cross and on the Word of God and that was important.”
One year since Herald’s first Covid-19 coverage
An unquenchable community spirit that has defined the pandemic locally.
‘Teamwork is central to keep teachers going’
WHILE the outbreak of Covid-19 has set extraordinary pressures on teaching professionals right across Fermanagh, one local principal has told the Herald that a “team approach is central to what’s keeping us going.” Maurice Collins, principal of St Fanchea’s College, Enniskillen said, “This is probably the biggest challenge that our profession has ever faced. “The […]
Cardiologist’s striking video watched over 100,000 time
A SENIOR doctor has made an emotive appeal to Fermanagh people to follow public health guidelines as SWAH continues to fight the battle against the virus. Dr Monica Monaghan, consultant cardiologist at the South West Acute Hospital provided a behind the scenes look at what working on the front line is like at present. Speaking […]