Since the surgery closed back in 2017, any promises made to supply the area with vital health care services have fallen short.
Fears criminal gangs behind latest border break-ins
A SPATE of cross-border crime swept across east Fermanagh in the past week. Reports of burglaries in the Newtownbutler and Roslea area have been reported, as did a series of break-ins understood to have taken place in the Clones area last Wednesday, all reportedly between 3.30pm – 6pm. It is believed that a silver/grey Audi […]
Dancers show off moves at Shamrocks Strictly Roslea
Roslea Shamrocks held a hugely successful Strictly Shamrocks dance night in the Slieve Russell Hotel on Saturday evening with almost 900 supporters and friends in attendance. The Shamrock club’s fundraiser was to assist the huge development which have been undertaken around the club grounds at Shamrock Park with a fully floodlit walking trail and the […]
County’s illegal dumping problem ‘could be even worse’
ILLEGAL dumping, already a plague on Fermanagh’s border, could become even worse after Brexit, while the development of the Marble Arch Geopark could also be stunted. That’s according to Cavan County Council, which has been assessing the impact the UK’s departure from the EU could have on the border county. From the smuggling of fuel, […]
Old school could soon get a new lease of life
The Aghadrumsee school, which closed in 2012, recently went on the market.
Rural doctors ‘will not benefit from £27m extra health
GP SERVICES are set to benefit from a £26.76 million investment but there are doubts over whether Fermanagh will benefit from the funding. Recently, the Department of Health announced the investment of £26.76 million which has been earmarked for investment in GP premises, elective care services and investment in advanced nurse practitioners. At a time […]
Roslea rubbish poses real threat of rat invasion
THERE are fears of a rat invasion, and even a toxic leak, at the site of ongoing industrial-scale dumping near Roslea, putting local health at risk. For many years Spring Grove forest, which is on the border with Monaghan, has been a the target of illegal dumping. The problem appears to be getting worse in […]
I was wrong to vote for Brexit, says McCluskey
AFTER the revelation at a recent Brexit committee meeting from Cllr John McCluskey that he had voted for to leave the EU, the Herald got in touch with the Roslea councillor to find out why and if he would vote the same way again. Cllr McCluskey’s answer was a resounding ‘no.’ Explaining that he voted […]
Derrygonnelly are five alive
Derrygonnelly created a special slice of Harps history on Sunday as they secured the club’s first ever five-in-a-row of county titles.
Cassidy’s hunger for club football remains undimmed
Derrygonnelly have seven senior Fermanagh championships to their credit. An unbroken constant through that seam of success which runs back to 1995 is Kevin Cassidy. He had to sit out the 2015 championship with injury, but other than that he’s been an integral member of every Harps side that ever lifted the New York Gold […]