MORE than one woman a day is seeking help from Fermanagh Women’s Aid (FWA), with the scale of domestic violence in this small rural county described as “staggering.” Every year FWA receives around 400 referrals, with the vast majority – approximately 70 percent – being self referrals and only around 25 percent coming from the police, meaning the […]
Shock after ‘horrific’ rise in domestic violence cases
FERMANAGH Women’s Aid has united in grief with its colleagues around the North after three women were tragically murdered in the past four weeks in an “incredibly difficult time” locally. The Belfast community was left stunned on Friday when 43-year-old Rachel Simpson was murdered, with a 21-year-old man later charged by the Police Service of […]
Fermanagh Family devastated by blue badge criticism
THERE was an outpouring of outrage on local social media at the weekend after a father and son were falsely accused of abusing their disability parking badge in Enniskillen. The family had displayed their blue badge, which belonged to the teenage son, while in a car park in Enniskillen. They were left shocked when they returned to their vehicle to a note stating […]
Heroic shop worker speaks of ‘shock’ at attempted robbery
THE SHOP worker who helped apprehend an attempted robbery suspect last weekhas spoken of his shock at the incident. Local man, Ben Halligan, was working at Costcutter on the Cornagrade Road last Wednesday when, at around 10.15am, two people entered the shop with their hoods up. Ben’s mother, Shellin, had just come in shortly before […]