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Finance for rail projects approved

A TOTAL of €912.5 million has been allocated by the Irish government to Irish Rail for four projects. The investment will enable the company to grow its freight business, introduce new stock on the DART network, reduce journey times on the Dublin to Cork mainline and improve infrastructure on the Limerick Junction to Waterford line. It

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