A SERIES of measures required to secure the success of the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen have failed due to the cuts implemented by the former Conservative Government, according to the new MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone. Pat Cullen, who was previously the General Secretary for the Royal College of Nursing, told the Fermanagh […]
Six candidates for Fermanagh and South Tyrone election
WITH just 15 days to go until the UK General Election, six candidates are set to go head-to-head to become the next Member for Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone. Former head of Royal College of Nursing, Pat Cullen, has been confirmed as Sinn Féin’s candidate as the party bids to hold the seat won […]
Fermanagh man quits as senior Tory adviser
A FERMANAGH man who was a senior adviser to the Conservative party has quit the party in response to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to leave a D-Day commemoration early, citing the Enniskillen bomb as a “catalyst” for his resignation. With the election campaigning now underway in earnest, Mr Sunak caused controversy last week after leaving the event in Normandy to […]
Fermanagh called ‘sectarian mud bath’
FERMANAGH residents have been left furious after a former Lord Mayor of Belfast branded the county as being a ‘sectarian mud bath’. With the countdown on to the UK General Election, candidates from the leading political parties across the North are throwing their hat into the ring in the hard-fought Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency. […]
CONFIRMED… Pat Cullen to stand for Sinn Féin
FORMER head of the Royal College of Nursing, Pat Cullen, has been selected as the Sinn Féin candidate for Fermanagh and South Tyrone in the upcoming UK General Election. The Carrickmore woman was ratified last night (Thursday) as the Sinn Féin nomination for the constituency. Outgoing MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Michelle Gildernew, in […]
DUP will not stand in Fermanagh election
THE newly appointed leader of the Democratic Unionist Party has confirmed that they will not be standing in Fermanagh and South Tyrone. It’s been widely reported that DUP leader Gavin Robinson had been in negotiations with the Ulster Unionist Party and TUV about putting forward a non-party unity candidate in the constituency. Ulster Unionist Party […]
Alliance confirm their candidate for Fermanagh election
EDDIE Roofe has been confirmed as the Alliance Party’s candidate for the upcoming UK General Election in Fermanagh and South Tyrone. In May 2023, there were celebrations for long-suffering local Alliance supporters across Fermanagh when Enniskillen man Mr Roofe was elected to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council. Mr Roofe is the second confirmed candidate for […]