The SSE Arena in Belfast will be used as a vaccination centre for Northern Ireland’s adult population, the Health Minister Robin Swann has confirmed today (February 22).

For more than 400 years, a military fort – The Redoubt – has watched over Enniskillen Castle and beyond.

A Fermanagh skateboarder who has set up a successful skate school in England is hoping to branch out, with the goal to one day facilitate skateboarding lessons in his home county.

Members of Women’s Groups from Derrylin and Teemore are in the process of looking at how they can revive and renew a roadside Grotto at the site of the former Stonepark school in Derrylin.

Councillors are divided on a suggestion to ask a County Fermanagh native, described as “an expert on prison refrom”, to provide a presentation on the subject.

The daughters of the late Mary Scott have paid tribute to their loving mother who was a “real role model” for all of the family with her warm and giving nature.

AS TRIBUTES flowed in for Tommy Howe following his death last week, it was clear to see the high regard he was held in by many people.

The family of the late Rachael Shannon have been left “broken and devastated” following the sudden death of the strong and determined 27-year-old who never let anything hold her back.

As the hearse carrying Lisbellaw United FC stalwart, Kenny Forde, made its way through Lisbellaw last Sunday, the street was lined as members and players, past and present, clapped as they paid their final respects to a much loved character within...

Covid-19 has changed many aspects of life and work and for none more so than those working in the health service.

FERMANAGH was briefly turned into a Winter Wonderland when blizzard conditions struck the county in the early hours of Saturday morning last, February 13.

THE director of the 2019 film Miss Virginia – now available on US Netflix, for anyone living in America – looks forward to returning to Fermanagh where he has many fond childhood memories.

Grateful for the support she has received during her ongoing treatment for a benign tumour, a selfless teenager from Fermanagh is fundraising to help others who are going through a similar experience.

THE late father-of-one Alex Wilson (31) was determined by nature.

One of the most joyful noises I’ve heard for a while was the sound of my wee grand-daughter Eva giggling as we played in the heavy snow on Saturday afternoon.

Police are appealing for information to establish the whereabouts of 26 year old James Taggart, who is currently unlawfully at large after his licence was revoked.

Four local schools have partnered with the National Trust in Fermanagh as a way of supporting the physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing of pupils, staff and families as a result of Covid-19.

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council has released more detail on how the increase in rates will be spent in this area in the 2021/22 financial year.

If you are the main carer of someone who is elderly or disabled and you are 18 or over you can now book a vaccination online at one of the seven trust centres.

There were 13 positive cases of Covid-19 in the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area in the last 24 hours.

A 97-YEAR-OLD who defeated Covid-19 before Christmas has been laid to rest in her beloved Cashel.Margaret McManus (nee Keown) died of natural causes on Monday, February 8.

The Covid-19 vaccination programme has been expanded to now include unpaid carers aged 50 to 64 and an increase to the list of people highlighted with underlying health conditions.

AS THE first year anniversary of the start of the Covid-19 pandemic locally approaches, the Western Health and Social Care Trust (Western Trust) has expressed its delight at aligning with a Fermanagh school to help celebrate the contribution of th...

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council has overwhelmingly voted in favour of a rates increase of 1.37 per cent for the 2021/22 year for the domestic rate, as recommended by officials.

RURAL Housing Association has been awarded funding through Fermanagh and Omagh District Council for its Covid-19 Food Support initiative, which has been running across the Council area over the Winter months.

TENSIONS have been raised across Northern Ireland as Brexit and subsequent trade deals come into force.

At a media briefing this afternoon (February 18) First Minister Arlene Foster outlined the latest decisions made by the Northern Ireland Executive regarding the coronavirus pandemic, with schools to return on a phased basis and up to 10 people, fr...

While I am on the Board of Directors of BID and practice locally as a solicitor these views are entirely my own.

FERMANAGH and Omagh District councillors have been effectively censored from commenting publicly after figures were disclosed on the authority’s current financial position, as well as learning that significant sums have been loaned out to two ot...

Lockdown is to be extended to April 1, with a review on March 18, The Impartial Reporter understands.

A LOCAL authority which borrowed £1.5 million from Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is scheduled to repay the funds on March 31, it has been confirmed.

The Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area has recorded its first Covid-19 related deaths in 13 days according to Thursday's daily update from the Department of Health.

12 people were arrested and three vehicles seized as a cross- Border operation targeted crime gangs working in the area.

IT WAS revealed this week that in the last quarter of 2020, residential properties in the Fermanagh and Omagh area increased in price by 4.9 per cent on the previous quarter – the second-highest percentage increase in property prices recorded ac...

PSNI District Support Team Officers seized a car 30 minutes after it was purchased due to the driver failing to get insurance for the vehicle before picking it up.

A SPECIAL meeting of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council will take place virtually tonight (Thursday, February 18) at 7pm to agree a Council budget and to strike the District Rate for the Fermanagh and Omagh district for 2021-2022.

As the RNLI continues to operate as normal during the Covid-19 pandemic, the charity is still unable to fundraise out in person in the community.

Police are warning business owners in Fermanagh to be aware of counterfeit Royal Bank of Scotland bank notes "doing the rounds".

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Sky has confirmed it will be increasing the cost of a number of TV and broadband services from April 1 2021.

Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Rosemary Barton has led tributes to Robert Mulligan, the former Mayor of Dungannon and the former Chairman of the South Tyrone Association, who passed away last week.

A major extension of Northern Ireland’s Covid-19 vaccination programme has today (Wednesday) been announced.

Retail workers deserve to be vaccinated soon

The PSNI has confirmed officers assisted officials from the Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in the course an investigation around animal welfare concerns in County Fermanagh, although details of scarce.

Tesco say it is working to reverse the double transactions promising to refund all affected customers within a day.

The Department of Health has published a more detailed breakdown of Northern Ireland’s vaccination numbers.

Tracker’s analysis of how vehicles are stolen shows keyless theft is at an all-time high.

I’M extremely privileged, having a picturesque little lake a few yards from my current abode near Glengormley. There are also several small rivers and streams nearby, meandering through forests, parks and undulating hills to Belfast Lough. After...

A County Tyrone man who subjected a couple to a sectarian and homophobic campaign of abuse, has been handed a suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay his victims compensation.

For some people being added to the list it will now mean they will be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine.