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 […]
Major funding boost for Sligo to Enniskillen greenway
A FURTHER €1.5 million (£1.28 million) has been announced by the Irish government for the long-awaited Sligo to Enniskillen greenway. Nicknamed the ‘Marble Arch Greenway’, the proposed 75km walking and cycling route follows the former Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway (SLNCR), connecting Enniskillen to Sligo via Belcoo and Blacklion. Last week it was announced […]
Enhanced Enniskillen to Sligo bus service announced
Bus Éireann has announced it has “significantly enhanced” its services from Enniskillen to Ballina, via Sligo.
Council plan to upgrade A4 to dual carriageway revived
There has long been talk of potentially upgrading the route from Ballygawley to Sligo.
Greenway workshop in Belcoo next week
The workshop takes place at the Belcoo Community Centre from 10am-12pm next Wednesday, October 18th.
Fermanagh man who died in Sligo rally named
Daire Maguire and Gene McDonald sadly passed away following a crash at the rally yesterday.
Enniskillen to Sligo greenway progresses over border
THE ENNISKILLEN to Sligo greenway has been given a boost in the latest round of cross-border funding from the Irish government. Nicknamed the ‘Marble Arch Greenway’, the proposed 72km walking and cycling route follows the former Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway (SLNCR), connecting Enniskillen to Sligo via Belcoo and Blacklion. It is hoped the €11 million greenway, which […]
Kerr names his Fermanagh & Western select squad
THE Fermanagh and Western representative squad for Saturday’s game against Sligo/Leitrim District League has been named. Manager, Michael Kerr, has named a formidable 18 man squad that includes Player of the Year Ryan Campbell, Mulhern Cup winning captain Jason Keenan and Tummery Athletic league winning player-manager, Ryan Hanna. On Monday night, the Fermanagh and Western side played Monaghan […]
Pressure for Fermanagh to catch up on Sligo Rd. work
PROJECT: WITH work continuing at pace upgrading the southern side of the Enniskillen to Sligo road, the pressure is now on for the northern authorities to provide a similar investment on the Fermanagh side of the route. The N16 realignment project will soon be inching towards the Fermanagh border from Sligo. The project, which was […]
Still no Stormont support for major tourism project
It was the second time this year the greenway missed out on funding, despite being named in the ‘New Decade, New Approach’ Stormont deal.