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A plan to transform the rail system on the island of Ireland through electrification, additional track capacity, increased speeds and more frequent services will be published today. The final report from the All-Island Strategic Rail Review sets out a vision up to 2050 and was jointly commissioned by authorities north and south. The cost of implementing the 32 recommendations in the review by 2050 is estimated to be between €35-37 billion euro.

More than 160 Little Tern chicks have been recorded on a Co Louth beach as part of a conservation project. The rare and threatened sea bird comes to Ireland from west Africa to nest on the beach in Baltray every year. The Baltray Little Terns Conservation Project says it has been a "successful season" so far. It is one of three conservation sites on the east coast, focused on protecting this little bird.

Work on a €10 million project to showcase the surface source of the River Shannon in west Cavan is to begin next week. The development of a new discovery centre at the Shannon Pot, the start of Ireland's longest river, will be the newest attraction in the Cuilcagh Lakelands UNESCO Geopark. A treetop walk and viewing platform in the nearby Cavan Burren Park is also part of the project, which is expected to open to the public in early 2026.