FOLLOWING successful implementions elsewhere, three more schools in Fermanagh have been announced as the next to receive 20mph speed limit zones. This initiative marks a significant step towards creating safer environments for students during school hours, addressing long-standing concerns about traffic and pedestrian safety around these schools. As part of the Department’s ongoing commitment to […]
Fermanagh among worst areas for speeding casualties
The Fermanagh and Omagh area is the second-worst area in the North for deaths and serious injuries caused by speeding.
Fermanagh motorists warned of new southern speed limits
FERMANAGH motorists have been reminded to be mindful of the new speed limits on roads south of the border, with major changes coming into effect last week. From Friday, February 7, the default speed limit on roads in rural areas in the South has been reduced from 80kmph to 60kmph, which applies where you see the […]
Motorist doing 93mph on treacherous Fermanagh road
A driver was caught speeding at 93 miles per hour yesterday on an icy road in Co Fermanagh. Police officers were conducting speed checks along the A4 Belfast Road at Brookeborough early yesterday morning when they clocked the motorist driving at such a crazy speed for the conditions. However, they weren’t the one. During the […]
Teemore Cross speed limit to remain 40 mph
THERE will be no change to the speed limit at Teemore Cross, the Infrastructure Minister has confirmed. Last month the local Council wrote to the Department of Infrastructure to express concern about safety on the road, requesting the Department examined ways to improve the crossing, and asking for a review of the speed limit at […]
Driver arrested outside Fermanagh school
The speeding driver, who is believed to have been under the influence of alcohol, was passing Florencecourt PS as the children were coming out.
Parents left concerned by excessive speeding
A FERMANAGH and South Tyrone MLA has said she’s glad’ that measurers to curtail speeding have been taking place in Derrylin and Teemore. Sinn Féin’s Áine Murphy recently reached out to the local Council for help, after she was contacted by concerned parents regarding the excessive speeding of motorists in those areas. “After repeatedly raising […]
Fermanagh’s speeding hot spots revealed!
Which road do you think gets the most speeding fines in Fermanagh?
Farmer hit 93mph ‘to help cow in distress’
A YOUNG farmer who was clocked speeding at over 90mph on the main Belfast Road claimed he was trying to get home to help with a distressed cow, a local court has heard. Michael Hall (20) of Kell Road, Fivemiletown pleaded guilty to speeding at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday. Police had detected him driving […]