Work gets underway today on Western Rail Corridor

Work is due to get underway today on the first phase of the Western Rail Corridor.

The €106m redevelopment of the Ennis to Athenry line will pave the way direct rail services between Limerick and Galway from 2009.

The work is part of the Government's Transport 21 plan.

Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey and the Minister for Rural Affairs, Eamon O Cuiv, will be in Galway today to mark the start of the construction phase.