By LESLEY-ANNE HENRY NORTHERN Ireland's Health Minister has threatened to pull the plug on plans for a Pounds 190m hospital in Omagh if the local council does not support him.

By Damien Murray Folk luminaries Eliza Carthy and Andy Irvine are down by the Fermanagh lakes while, up in the city, the spirit of the wild lives on with a rendition of Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys.

Pictured at the 17th Annual Appalachian & Bluegrass Music Festival at the Ulster American Folk Park outside Omagh are: Pete, Patsy, and Jonathan Toman from Northern Exposure band from Lurgan Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye Aubrey Ghent from the Aubrey Ghent Band in USA at the 17th Annual Appalachian & Bluegrass Music Festival at the Ulster American Folk Park near Omagh (c) 2008 Belfast Telegraph.

By Maurice Fitzmaurice "It's not wreaths we need - it is justice and truth." Michael Gallagher, who lost his son Aidan in the Omagh bomb, speaking at the families' 10th anniversary ceremony (c) 2008 Daily Mirror. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All rights Reserved.

By Lisa Smyth Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry, Tyrone County Hospital in Omagh and Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry have been working in operation with Cavan General Hospital, Sligo General Hospital and Letterkenny General Hospital on a collaborative cross-border project.