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. […]
Battle now begins for UK’s tightest MP seat
IT’S time to get the driving licence and the voting cards at the ready as Fermanagh’s heading back to the polling stations. In just over five weeks, Fermanagh residents will head to the polling stations across the county to elect their new MP to represent the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency. On Wednesday, in dramatic […]
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 […]
Another confirmed candidate for Fermanagh election
ENNISKILLEN politician Paul Blake is set to throw his hat into the ring in the upcoming UK General Election. Mr Blake will stand for the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) in the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency, in what is typically one of the hardest fought seats across the island. The Enniskillen man was […]
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 […]
Fermanagh mother shares her story in Scotland
A FERMANAGH mother said she was delighted to meet some ‘remarkable women’ during her guest talk with one of Scotland’s leading women’s football teams. Geraldine McGrath, a mother-of-four from Enniskillen is an award-winning podcast host, who has set up her own motivational movement in a bid to promote all things positivity and confidence. The ‘I […]
Fermanagh’s Arlene Foster in line for new job
THE British government has refused to reveal the appointment process after it was reported earlier this week that former first minister Baroness Arlene Foster was appointed chair of Intertrade UK. Concerns were raised about how Intertrade UK appointments are made, but the process that led to Ms Foster’s appointment to the trade body remains under wraps. […]
Free parking at South West Acute Hospital scrapped
FREE parking at the South West Acute Hospital and across the North is now over. Visitors, employees and patients at South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen availed of free parking since Monday, thanks to a Stormont blunder, but normal service had now been resumed. Check out Wednesday’s paper for more on the story. To read […]
Fermanagh couple support baby loss certificate calls
A BEREAVED Fermanagh father feels that the implementation of baby loss certificates could help parents through their grief. A baby that dies after 24 weeks is officially recorded as a stillbirth. Despite significant and increasing calls from parents, there is no such formal recognition for babies lost earlier than 24 weeks. After appeals from support […]