Teemore Cross speed limit to remain 40 mph


THERE will be no change to the speed limit at Teemore Cross, the Infrastructure Minister has confirmed. Last month the local Council wrote to the Department of Infrastructure to express concern about safety on the road, requesting the Department examined ways to improve the crossing, and asking for a review of the speed limit at […]

Parents left concerned by excessive speeding


A FERMANAGH and South Tyrone MLA has said she’s glad’ that measurers to curtail speeding have been taking place in Derrylin and Teemore. Sinn Féin’s Áine Murphy recently reached out to the local Council for help, after she was contacted by concerned parents regarding the excessive speeding of motorists in those areas. “After repeatedly raising […]

Fermanagh residents’ fury over brown bin collections


FRUSTRATED Fermanagh residents have been left incensed after their brown food waste bins were left uncollected for the past few weeks. As part of the weekly rounds, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council confirmed that brown bins had not been collected in the Shore Road, Churchill, Derrygonnelly and Garrison areas. The Council also reported that food waste bins […]

Encirc road safety campaign tops 1,500 mark


LOCAL glass manufacturer and bottle filler Encirc has donated high-visibility vests and beanie hats to local schools in Fermanagh and has topped the 1,500 mark. Mullanaskea Primary School, Enniskillen and St. Columban’s Primary School in Belcoo were the latest recipients of almost 300 vests and hats. The aim of the campaign is to ensure that school children feel safe […]

Fermanagh road closed due to ‘snow and ice’


THE Police Service of Northern Ireland has confirmed that a Fermanagh road is ‘currently impassable’ due to excess snow and ice lying in the area. “Road users are advised that the Marble Arch Road in Enniskillen is currently impassable due to the snow and ice,” said the PSNI in a statement this morning (Thursday).  “If […]

Encirc providing computer equipment for local schools


ENCIRC has teamed up with a leading IT software provider to support two local schools. As part of their new partnership with Complete IT Systems (CIT), Encirc has pledged to support St Aidan’s High School in Derrylin and Kill National School in Cootehill. The leading Fermanagh organisation has recently purchased a vast array of desktop […]

GALLERY: Pupils dress to impress at St Aidan’s Formal


There was plenty of fashion on show as pupils from St Aidan’s High School Derrylin enjoyed a night to remember at their school formal. We, at the Herald, captured some of the special moment from the night. Check out our gallery of pictures below! To read more on this story see this week’s Fermanagh Herald. […]

Top award for Derrylin’s Encirc


DERRYLIN-based business Encirc said they’re ‘very proud’ after they picked up one a top accolades at a Belfast awards ceremony which honoured and celebrated the most sustainable businesses in Ireland. Encirc – which is one of the largest glass bottle producing companies in Europe – achieved platinum accreditation at the Northern Ireland Environmental Benchmarking Survey event in […]