Green Party Leader welcomes Irish government funding commitment

Today the Irish government has announced a range of shared island funding commitments including €50 million to a redeveloped Casement Park in Belfast, €12.5 million for a new hourly-frequency rail service between Belfast and Dublin and €600 million to the A5 North-West transport corridor.

Mal O'Hara said “It is very welcome news that the Irish government has made significant funding commitments to Northern Ireland, which underpins our unique connections on this Island and furthering cooperation in areas of Transport, Environment and healing community divisions."

Mal O'Hara continued "The Dublin - Belfast rail service will be a huge boost to local economies across the Island's Eastern coast and along with the All-Island Strategic Rail Review, provides an incredible opportunity to decarbonise Transport on this island and vastly reduces our reliance on car dependency."

"I am delighted that Shared Island funding is going to make a material difference in people's lives. The opportunities of much greater cooperation on peace, prosperity, sport, culture and environment are evident. I am hopeful that with a returned Executive we shall see a step-change in working cross-border to make a positive difference to people in Northern Ireland and the border counties."

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