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Fri 07 Jul 2010Cross-Border political welcome for completion of dual carriageway linking Dublin to Belfast
THE COMPLETION of the last stretch of dual carriageway between Belfast and Dublin was welcomed by politicians on both sides of the Border yesterday.
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said it showed the administrations in both parts of the island were anxious to move forward in the interests of all the people, while junior minister Robin Newton, representing First Minister Peter Robinson, said he welcomed “the benefits that this will deliver to Northern Ireland and to the economy of the island as a whole”.
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