Enniskillen’s rising star Clodagh Sweeney has taken home top a theatre award. The musical theatre performer has been awarded for her portrayal of the character Maureen in Fermanagh Musical Theatre’s 2023 production of ‘Rent.’ The AIMS (Association of Irish Musical theatre societies) send out adjudicators to each show to review the on-stage performances, the adjudicator will then nominate the […]
Huge demand for new homes in Fermanagh
FERMANAGH estate agents have said they’re experiencing ‘very high levels of demand’ for houses from first-time buyers. Fermanagh estate agent, Niall Smyth, has said that demand within the first-time buyer sector in the county is ‘very positive’. “The key issue for first time buyers is the ability to purchase. Co-ownership is a mechanism that increases […]
Plans lodged for two housing developments in Fermanagh
PLANS are in progress for another two major housing developments in the county, one in Enniskillen and another in Letterbreen, which if planned will see hundreds of new homes coming onto the local market. However, while the latest proposals for much-needed new homes in the county will be generally welcomed, particularly by locals hoping to get on […]
Fermanagh landlords handpicking tenants as rent soars
“Just to have a roof over their heads, people are spending far more on rental properties than they’d ever planned to.”
University students find themselves ‘in limbo’
‘FORGOTTEN’ and ‘left in the dark’ are just some of the words used by university students across the county who have found themselves in limbo once again. As the beginning of second semester approaches, students have been asked ‘not’ to return to campus due to Covid restrictions, while rent agreements continue to be enforced and […]
Treatment of students is the untold scandal of pandemic
LOCAL councillor Sheamus Greene, pictured below, has called out the government for its ‘despicable’ treatment of students during a time when support is needed most. “The way our student population are being treated is a reflection on our society,” he warned. “Students were encouraged to return to college in September by government then threw in […]
Last orders… are rural pubs in terminal decline?
COULD there be a slow death of rural pubs on the horizon? Figures released by ‘Hospitality Ulster’ would certainly suggest so. There are now around 40 fewer pubs in Fermanagh and Omagh than there was back in 2001, with around 450 jobs in pubs and bars across the area showing a 25.0% decrease since 2001 […]