THE OLDER people of Fermanagh feel their voices are being forgotten and their concerns are being overlooked. Last week the ‘Herald brought you part one of our coverage from the recent Enniskillen Townhall meeting, organised by the local Council and the South West Age Partnership (SWAP) as part of Positive Ageing Month. The event gave local […]
Erskine vows to fight for better transport
A FERMANAGH politician has vowed to “push for more public transport links” in the county after she got a sneak look at a new multi-million pound hub in Belfast which will revitalise public transport. Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA, Deborah Erskine, was present at the opening of the Grand Central Station in Belfast awhich is […]
Minister would ‘consider’ Enniskillen express bus
An application from Hannon Coaches to run an Enniskillen to Belfast express was previously denied by the Department of Infrastructure.
Enniskillen rail link would cost £400m
Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd was in Enniskillen this afternoon to explain why Fermanagh has not been included in the all-island railway plan.
Calls for rail to be extended to Fermanagh
THE ONGOING work to bring the railways back to the west could see tracks with speeds of 200km per hour, it has been revealed. However, as it stands, Fermanagh won’t be connected to the revolutionary infrastructure project. Recently Minister John O’Dowd suggested the tracks proposed by the All-Island Strategic Rail Review would be high-speed when eventually […]
Age may be raised for free public transport
ELDERLY Ulsterbus users in Fermanagh may be in for a shock, with the news that the age for free Translink public transport could be raised. Currently, anyone aged 60 or over can get free transport anywhere in the North but this is now being reviewed. The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has launched a 12-week public consultation on […]
Bus Éireann to add new Enniskillen to Dublin service
The new service will see 100 extra seats added to the route each day.
Only four percent of local people use public transport
The survey found that in Fermanagh and Omagh the car was the main mode of transport for 80 percent of people.
