Cross-border €40m research fund welcomed by academics

Taoiseach launches single largest allocation to date under the €500m Shared Island fund

'This is genuinely a very exciting opportunity, which will bring new ideas together through an all-island prism' Micheál Martin said of the cross-border research and development fund. File picture: Julien Behal

Academics throughout the island have welcomed the State’s new fund of €40m to foster cross-border research, as part of the Taoiseach’s Shared Island initiative.

Micheál Martin’s announcement is the single largest allocation to date from the €500m Shared Island fund.