Petition launched to highlight recurring flood problem in Boho
A Fermanagh member of the Northern Ireland Assembly says recurring flooding in the small rural community of Boho is affecting many people, including children going to school, carers attending clients and farmers whose lands are swamped. Sinn Fein MLA Jemma Dolan said while the roads service, the Rivers Agency and…
Introduction of 20mp/hr speed limit at Fermanagh schools welcomed
The introduction of 20 mile per hour speed limits being extended to a number of schools in Fermanagh is a welcome move in order to protect children as a news school year gets underway. That’s according to the Fermanagh South Tyrone MLA Jemma Dolan. An additional four Fermanagh schools will…
Action sought on flooding at Pettigo
A member of the Northern Ireland assembly is calling for action on alleviating the long-running issue of flooding in the Pettigo area of County Donegal. It follows a meeting between a representative of the North’s Rivers Agency on the issue with MLA Jemma Dolan, Erne North Councillor Siobhán Currie and…
Donegal ETB calls for Brollagh school to remain open
The Donegal Education and Training Board has joined those calling for St Mary’s High School in Brollagh, near Belleek, to remain open. As well as students from County Fermanagh, the school also takes pupils from neighbouring areas in counties Donegal and Leitrtim. Donegal ETB has now contacted the Council for…
All Island approach needed in vaccination delivery
A Northern Ireland Assembly member has called for ‘more joined up thinking’ and an ‘all island approach’ when it comes to providing Covid-19 vaccinations. MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Jemma Dolan has made the calls after it emerged that hundreds of people from the South were turned away…
The fight to save St Mary’s High School in Brollagh continues
Campaigners for the retention of a school that takes its pupils from Fermanagh, Donegal and Leitrim say their fight goes on. It’s after a meeting yesterday between the North’s minister for Education Peter Weir, Jemma Dolan, a member of the North’s legislative assembly, and MP Michelle Gildernew to discuss…
Local disappointment over decision to close Fermanagh School
The news that a High School in Fermanagh where students from Donegal and Leitrim also attended is to close has been greeted with disappointment. The Minister for education in Northern Ireland – Peter Weir has decided not to approve St Mary’s High School Brollagh to an integrated school…