Young people given the chance to have their say

Editorial Department • Published 16 May 2013 13:00   0

When it comes to issues that can shape government thinking, young people from Fermanagh and adjoining counties are being given the opportunity this week to have their say.

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  Help stop this latest blight on our landscape

  The discovery of ash dieback disease, which has been spreading throughout Europe, now in Fermanagh, could have serious implications for our landscape.

• A decision that will be watched closely

  Health Minister Edwin Poots is to make his decision shortly on the future of children's heart surgery.

• Boost for hopes of positive legacy after G8

  After all the euphoria of landing the G8 for Fermanagh had subsided, much of the recent focus has rightly centered on the massive security operation that will ensue, the protests, the terror threat and what it will mean for the people of Fermanagh as they try to go about their daily business.