THE PEOPLE of Fermanagh have spoken, and their message is clear – get Stormont back up and running to prevent crippling cuts and help save local lives. Over the weekend we saw history in the making in Fermanagh, with Sinn Féin enjoying sweeping success in the local Council election. The party has credited its phenomenal […]
Fermanagh families to miss out on Budget support
“We need to see promises now translated into policies that put pounds into the pockets of families.”
Department warns of major health cuts
The Department has said it cannot offer health workers here a pay rise, and warned of major cuts, due to the lack of a Stormont budget.
SEFF host forgiveness webinar at Stormont
A VICTIMS group will be hosting a forgiveness and reconciliation online webinar at Stormont on tomorrow. The South East Fermanagh Foundation (SEFF) will be staging the event at the Long Gallery at Parliament Buildings between 10.30am to 3.30pm. This event will bring panellists from academia, journalism and theology together focusing on the treatment of victims/survivors […]
SWAH ‘consolation prize’ blasted as ‘disgraceful’
THE new elective surgery unit for overnight patients at the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) has been blasted as a “disgraceful consolation prize”. Announced by the Western Trust, the new unit has its first patients this week in a move to help the Health Service in the North reduce waiting lists for surgical procedures. However, […]
Fermanagh MLAs react to pay cut
FERMANAGH’S MLAs have had their salaries cut by a whopping £14,000. The move was made by the UK Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris, following the continued failure of MLAs to elect a speaker for the Assembly at Stormont and to form an Executive government. This deduction of earnings by 27.5 per cent means that […]
DUP told to get back to work and end Executive boycott
A CALL has been made for the DUP to get back to work and ensure financially-strapped Fermanagh residents can access energy payments promised to them. The UK Government recently announced a series of payments – which will total £600 – for each household to use towards electricity and heating costs. Due to the current cost of living […]
MLAs’ pay to be cut as election pushed back
It is also exepected fresh elections will be pushed back.
DUP urged to ‘stop putting people’s health at risk’
“If you’re sick, you want to be treated and you don’t care what political situation is going on.”
MLAs making some nice cash on the side
By John Carney NEW FIGURES have revealed the business interests of MLAs recently elected to the Stormont Assembly and many are getting some handy extra cash on top of their £51,500 salaries. All 90 members are required to declare information on a register of interests of any financial interest that “might reasonably be thought by others to […]