JUST TWO weeks after an interview with this newspaper defending Sinn Fein’s agreement on welfare cuts, Michelle Gildernew’s party now appears to have suddenly abandoned their support for the welfare reform bill.
Measly turnout for 2015 election debate
FOR A part of the world with among the highest electoral turnout record in all of Europe, what was surprising was just how few people – twenty or so – turned out for a Westminster election debate for 2015 at Fermanagh House in Enniskillen.
A WEEK IN NEWS: 5 stories you may have missed
Here are five news stories from Fermanagh that you may have missed this week:
Fracking would bring only 10 jobs to Fermanagh, expert tells conference
The message from the anti-fracking conference last Friday was clear – fracking will be blocked, should attempts be made to introduce it in Fermanagh.
Sinn Fein want WWII sign in Irish
PLANS to erect an historical sign at the Celtic Park playing field in Enniskillen have hit a bump after a Sinn Fein councillor called for Irish to be included as a second language.
‘Lives put at risk by lack of gritting’
MORE NEEDS to be done to tackle rural roads in adverse weather conditions, a local councillor has said.
Enniskillen floods taking priority over rural areas says Councillor
A LOCAL councillor has urged Roads Service to ‘sort out’ areas prone to flooding in the county.
There’s a darkness on the edge of town
CONCERNS continue over the state of street lights in the county, with reported rises in the number of lights dim or out due to budget cuts.
‘Subtle’ racism becoming a problem in Fermanagh says SF councillor
FERMANAGH District Council’s Debbie Coyle has told the Herald she has come across a lot of instances where non-nationals who have settled here have been subject to racism, either out in the community or at work.
Sinn Fein blasts proposals for another war memorial
THE LOCAL historian behind the proposed erection of a memorial to Fermanagh-born war recipients of the military award, Victoria’s Cross, has defended it in the wake of criticism from a local MLA.