DESPITE the owner of the Railway Hotel in Enniskillen claiming he still has future plans for the derelict building, a second fire in the property last week may have seen these designs all go up in smoke. Local businessman David Mahon, who owns the historic site, said he was “shocked” at the suspected arson attack, which […]
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 […]
Police investigating Enniskillen fire as arson
Police have confirmed that they are treating the fire on Forthill street yesterday as arson. Detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fire at a property in Enniskillen on Wednesday 11th September. Shortly after 5am on Wednesday morning, police received a report of a fire at the now derelict Railway Hotel building on Forthill Street. […]
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.
Fermanagh MLA makes rail plea in Stormont
A FERMANAGH MLA has taken the campaign to have Fermanagh included in the all-Ireland rail plan to the Assembly at Stormont. Yesterday (Tuesday) Áine Murphy MLA made a speech in the chamber urging Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd, her Sinn Féin party colleague, to improve local public transport and to consider including the county in the All-Island Strategic […]
Railway head visits Enniskillen to mark anniversary
“Headhunters does a wonderful job in keeping alive the memory of the many railways in and around Enniskillen.”
It’s time to return the railway to Fermanagh
WITH the Department of Infrastructure now considering the submissions to the All-Island Rail Review Strategy, campaigners have been making the case for the return of the railways to Fermanagh. As reported in last week’s Herald, the deadline for submissions to the public consultation to the review was last Friday, and locals were strongly encouraged by […]
Public to have say on railway review
THE PEOPLE of Fermanagh will make a case for bringing the railways back to the county. The local community was urged to have its say on the current consultation on the All-Island Strategic Rail Review, which closed on Friday, January 21. The consultation was launched by Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon in the North and Minister for Transport […]
Unique piece of railway history is uncovered in Ballinamallard garden!
AN HISTORICAL RAILWAY CABIN that once played an integral role in the local rail network is to be restored after lying in a Ballinamallard orchard for nearly 60 years.
Bring railways back to Fermanagh
The West Ulster Rail Initiative held a meeting recently in the Johnston Railway Museum in Darling Street, Enniskillen to decide effective ways of securing Ireland’s share of equal funding from the EU’s various rail connectivity programmes.