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A5 court judgment will be appealed, Kimmins confirms

A court ruling that the new A5 road should not go ahead is to be appealed, Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has confirmed. Speaking during a visit to Ballygawley, Co Tyrone, Ms Kimmins said her department would be pushing forward imminently ahead ...

04 Aug 2025 at 14:41

Northern Ireland

Harris hails impact of Stormont return on first official visit to Northern Ireland

Ireland’s premier Simon Harris hailed the impact of the return of the powersharing institutions at Stormont as he began his first official visit to Northern Ireland. Mr Harris met with Stormont leaders on Friday morning for talks focused around ...

03 May 2024 at 15:05

Northern Ireland

‘We can’t tolerate more deaths’ on single-lane A5 road, campaigners say

Campaigners calling for the A5 road to be upgraded have said there has been a “sea change” in public opinion on the issue, and said locals cannot tolerate more deaths. The A5 has been the subject of calls for improvement due to the high volume ...

04 Jul 2023 at 20:57

Northern Ireland

Irish Government ‘won’t be found wanting’ on A5 upgrade financing – minister

The Minister for Finance has said the Irish Government “won’t be found wanting” in its financial support for upgrades to the A5 road but said it is still subject to a planning process in Northern Ireland. Michael McGrath was responding to a ...

11 May 2023 at 13:22

Northern Ireland

A5 funding from Irish Government welcomed as ‘watershed moment’

A major funding announcement by the Irish Government for the proposed upgrading of the A5 road to Londonderry has been welcomed by campaigners as a “watershed moment”. The road has been the subject of calls for improvement due to the high ...

20 Feb 2024 at 14:33

Northern Ireland

Stormont Infrastructure Minister pressed over next steps after A5 setback

Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister has been pressed to urgently outline the next steps for the proposed upgrade of a road known as the most deadly in Ireland. The A5 project suffered a major knockback on Monday when the Stormont ...

24 Jun 2025 at 18:02

National News

High Court quashes decision to proceed with A5 road upgrade

An Executive decision to proceed with the A5 road upgrade has been quashed at the High Court in Belfast. Mr Justice McAlinden told the court that he was aware his ruling would bring “fresh anguish” to the families of those who had lost ...

23 Jun 2025 at 14:36

Northern Ireland

Appeal lodged over High Court ruling that A5 scheme cannot proceed

A notice of appeal has been served against a court ruling that the construction of the new A5 road should not go ahead in its current form, Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has said. The minister has insisted she is determined to ...

06 Aug 2025 at 13:00

Northern Ireland

Irish government criticised over public transport funding

The Irish government has been criticised for allocating just 1.5% of its multimillion-euro funding package for Northern Ireland to public transport. Social Democrat TD Jennifer Whitmore said that of the 800 million euro (£683 ...

22 Feb 2024 at 16:03

Northern Ireland

A5 upgrade work will start before the end of the year – O’Dowd

Work on a proposed upgrade of the A5 road to Londonderry will start before the end of the year, the Stormont Infrastructure Minister has said. John O’Dowd was speaking following a significant funding announcement for the ...

20 Feb 2024 at 17:34

Northern Ireland

Funding for NI infrastructure should come from UK, not Dublin – Donaldson

Irish Government support for cross-border projects is welcome, but funding for Northern Ireland public services and infrastructure should come from the UK Government, DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said. The Irish ...

20 Feb 2024 at 14:24

National News

Gardaí make renewed appeal for witnesses and Audi driver over fatal N7 crash on Saturday

Gardaí in Dublin have issued a renewed appeal for witnesses, as they continue to investigate a fatal road traffic collision which occurred on the N7 on Saturday. The crash occurred at around 9am, and involved a car and ...

23 Aug 2024 at 11:02

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