Fermanagh Translink bus fares go up


ULSTERBUS passengers in Fermanagh will now have to dig deeper into their pockets as fares have gone up. Translink has announced that, following the decision by the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) to revise fares, most prices on Metro, NI Railways, and Ulsterbus were increased last Monday. However, this decision does not impact cross-border coach and rail fares. The majority of passengers will […]

Self-service bus ticket machine added in Enniskillen


TRANSLINK has introduced a new self-service ticket vending machine (TVM) at Enniskillen Ulsterbus station. The machine will enable passengers to pre-pay for their journeys using both cash and card payments. In the last few weeks, Translink introduced new on-bus ticket machines which accept Contactless payments on our Ulsterbus and Goldliner services in the Enniskillen, Omagh and Dungannon areas. Customers here can now […]

Fergal Quinn’s nominated for GAA Coach of the Year!


AN Enniskillen Gaels GAA clubman is in the running to be named as the Translink Coach of the Year. Fergal Quinn’s flying the flag for Fermanagh in the Ulster GAA competition, which is aiming to celebrate and honour ‘incredible work carried out by volunteer coaches within Ulster’. The deadline for voting closes at 11.59pm on […]

Three-day Translink strike suspended


A THREE-DAY strike this week by transport workers in Northern Ireland, which threatened to disrupt the travel plans of thousands of Fermanagh commuters, has been suspended. Translink workers were due to walk out yesterday (Tuesday) for three days after their unions rejected a payment offer from the government. However, following talks on Sunday, the unions said there had been an […]

Sheamus Greene puts breaks on bus driving


LOCAL Sinn Féin councillor Sheamus Greene has come to the end of the road – he’s retiring as a school bus driver after 27 years. The councillor for Erne East may be getting out from behind the wheel, but he has only happy memories of the job and the many students who travelled with him. “I’m officially no […]

Translink’s antiques roadshow


FERMANAGH has been described as a ‘dumping ground for old Translink buses’ after it was claimed that 17-year-old vehicles with faulty heating systems have been making journeys a nightmare for local passengers. The double-decker buses are used for school runs and local routes, and furious passengers have described how they have had to endure either extreme cold or […]