Harris marks phase two completion of landmark €28.4m cross-Border project
The Clones Marina in Co Monaghan is the latest phase to be completed in the Ulster Canal restoration project. Photograph: Niall Carson/PAThe restoration of the Ulster Canal will be “transformational” and embodies the benefits of the peace process, the Taoiseach has said.
Running through counties Armagh, Fermanagh and Tyrone in the North and Cavan and Monaghan in the Republic, the Ulster Canal was built in the 19th century but abandoned in the early 1930s. Waterways Ireland managed the redevelopment and described the restoration of the disused waterlink as one of the largest engineering feats it had ever undertaken.
“It is a project which embodies so clearly the benefits of the peace process, here in Co Monaghan, and across the whole border region ... it symbolises peace and reconciliation on our island and is one that will bring lasting benefits for generations to come.” Praising local people who had “kept faith” in the canal restoration that had been “talked about for decades”, the Taoiseach paid tribute to Ollie Murphy, a digger driver involved in the restoration scheme, following his recent death.
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