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 […]
Families may have to pay for school bus from September
Education Authority considering bringing forward charges of between £50 and £200 per child from this September
Checkpoints expected to be ‘inevitable’ post-Brexit
IT is becoming increasingly likely Fermanagh’s border will become an international frontier in the coming years, complete with customs checks, as moves towards a Brexit continue. This week the Herald spoke to the head of policy in the North for the Freight Transport Association (FTA), Seamus Leheny, who has been meeting with the […]
Eight buses and 200 miles for essential surgery
A Derrylin woman is facing a 200-mile journey, complete with eight bus trips, for essential surgery.
Proposed solution to roadworks chaos is turned down
TRANSPORT NI will not implement a stop/go system at the Johnston Bridge roadworks in Enniskillen, despite claims from a local businessman that a verbal agreement was in place.
Too young to vote, but well able to put it up to the election candidates
Under-18s won’t get a chance to choose our MP, but they were certainly up to the task of grilling the candidates, writes Gareth McKeown