SF accuse Govt of reneging on road project

The Government has been accused of reneging on a deal struck during the North's peace talks after pulling the plug on funding for a major cross border road link.

SF accuse Govt of reneging on road project
Wed, 09 Nov, 2011 - 18:21

The Government has been accused of reneging on a deal struck during the North's peace talks after pulling the plug on funding for a major cross border road link.

Plans to build the A5 dual carriageway from Monaghan to Derry have been shelved along with multi-billion schemes for two metro lines in Dublin and super-prison complexes.

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