By Jasmin Swift YOU’RE never too young to get started on your Olympic career! While the ‘Play Gym’ class at Bridge Gymnastics in Enniskillen is not a serious athletic training programme for newborns and toddlers, the classes are proving a big hit with parents who find introducing their babies to gymnastics at such a young age is […]
COLUMN: A dark secret
THE first man I ever hugged was Tony Esposito. In a black-and-white world, he was an explosion of Technicolor. But he had a dark secret. I had been accepted by the Diocese of Youngstown to work as a deacon in my final summer before ordination. I was assigned to this rather backward parish called East Liverpool […]
SOS campaign bids to help save BT jobs
THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) has launched a Save Our Site (SOS) campaign to save the 300 jobs at the EE (formally BT) site in Enniskillen. As part of the campaign, the CWU Region along with the CWU NI Telecoms Branch (NITB) held a public meeting on Monday night at the Westville Hotel. Hundreds of people turned out […]
Fermanagh singer John Garrity wows in the States
Fermanagh singer John Garrity recently spent a week in the United States of America entertaining his large fan base. Not for the first time, the ‘Belfast Busker’ headed off for a number of shows in Miami and Florida and he wowed with his performances. It’s been a busy time of late for the Enniskillen singer […]
COLUMN: A meditation for anxiety
WHEN we are feeling anxious it can be difficult to break that cycle in both the mind and body. Anxious thoughts or fears causes the body to pump out certain chemicals, because the body believes that it is under threat. One way to try and break the cycle is to keep focusing on your breath. With […]
Gallagher free to resume coaching career
RORY Gallagher is free to return to Gaelic games activity following the lifting of the suspension imposed on the former Derry manager. A temporary ban was placed on Gallagher by the Ulster Council in September, however, it was overturned by the Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA). The Ulster Council adopted a position last September to temporarily ban Gallagher […]
Making sure every voice is counted
FOLLOWING the deep disappointment when over 30,000 Fermanagh voices were recorded as one consultation response by the Western Trust, Save Our Acute Services (SOAS) was determined to make sure every voice is counted this time around. Early last year SOAS embarked on a passionate campaign to engage the people of Fermanagh with the Trust’s consultation on the removal of […]
Geraldine McGrath releases new book
AWARD-winning podcast host Geraldine McGrath has released her self-penned book which is aiming to record the stories of some of Fermanagh’s ‘unstoppable women’. The mother-of-four runs her own organisation, ‘I Am Unstoppable’ movement, which is aiming to promote all things positivity and confidence, as well as raising awareness about mental health and suicide. The ‘Radiate Realness’ podcast […]
Belleek looks forward to St Patrick’s Day
ALL roads lead to the border town of Belleek this St Patrick’s day as the village has created a jammed pack agenda to celebrate the national saint. The celebrations will begin on Thursday March 14 at 8pm where there will be a traditional music session in Mulleek Community Centre. The Fiddlestone Pub is the place to be on […]
Cracks found on 16 lifts at MOT centres
HAIRLINE cracks have been found in 16 vehicle test, or MOT, lifts in the North, DUP MLA Deborah Erskine has said. The Fermanagh and South Tyrone DUP MLA and new Chair of the Infrastructure Committee said the cracks had been found in MOT testing lifts a few weeks ago. She said a similar issue in […]