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 […]
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 […]
Over 5,000 people call for return of Fermanagh railways
OVER 5,000 people have now signed a petition calling for Fermanagh to be included in the All-Ireland rail plan. There was immense disappointment when the county was not included in the long-awaited All-Island Strategic Rail Review, a draft of which was published in the summer. The cross-border plan was intended to be a road map to bring […]
Workers set to take to the streets
A RALLYING cry has been made to Fermanagh’s workers to take to the streets for better pay. Mass strike action is planned for Thursday, January 18, with public sector workers across the North taking to the picket line. Nurses, teachers, civil servants and bus drivers will be just some of the workers involved in what will be the first general […]
Public urged to help save Fermanagh Community Transport
“The proposed cuts would have an extremely adverse impact on our rural elderly and disabled.”
Bus Eireann apologises for Dublin cancellations
There have been a number of cancellations of the number 30 route from Donegal to Dublin, via Belleek, Enniskillen and Derrylin, in recent weeks.
Rail Review could ‘address historical deficit’
The north-west cannot be ignored in this Rail Review, Fermanagh, Donegal, Tyrone, Monaghan and Cavan must not only be included, but prioritised.
Lack of express service ‘forcing people into cars’
“The only way to get people out of their cars successfully is to shorten journey times to make them comparable to using a car.”
Fears grow for future of Dublin bus connection
Shock at swinging Bus Eireann cuts as Covid hits hard
Scaling back of public transport under way
A SCALING back in public transport has been approved by Stormont. The announcement toward the end of last week came in response to the Covid-19 outbreak and locally there has been a marked reduction in passenger numbers as businesses and other places of work close. From Monday the Translink Bus Services have operated on a […]