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NICOLA Sturgeon has confirmed she has no plans to cut air passenger duty as she faced criticism over plans to expand road capacities amid the…

news Tunnel from Northern Ireland to Scotland considered despite massive doubts dw.com 11/03/2021 Arthur Sullivan Many have dismissed the idea of a tunnel linking Britain with Northern Ireland as a fantasy but a feasibility study on the €20 billion project has just been announced. DW’s Arthur Sullivan reports. © Peter Morrison/AP/picture alliance A ferry from Scotland crosses the Irish Sea, sailing towards the port at Larne on the north coast of Northern Ireland. For some it's a noble project of national connectivity and engineering genius; for others, it's an inconce...

Holyhead Port. Screengrab from Google Streetview. THE UK Government says it’s working to avoid further “rigmarole” and Irish Sea red tape after it was revealed that some Welsh-bound products are having to be shipped via a 1,400-mile three-state detour following Brexit. The plight of one Caernarfon business owner was raised in the Commons on Wednesday after facing eye watering hikes in the cost of deliveries due to transport companies avoiding Holyead Port. While the 170 mile journey between Neil Alcock’s Seiont Nurseries and his supplier in Kilkenny used to take just 12 hours ...

Irish Sea crossing | Two past ICE presidents to officially assess feasibility of link Two former ICE presidents have been brought in to carry out an official feasibility study of a possible Irish Sea crossing. Prime minister Boris Johnson has instructed Douglas Oakervee and Gordon Masterson to carry out the official study, following recommendations made by Sir Peter Hendy in his interim report on Union Connectivity. Oakervee is a former chairman of High Speed 2 (HS2) and Crossrail and last year completed the government-ordered review into HS2 which supported the delivery of the line. Masterso...

Experts to look at feasibility of building £20bn 'Union Tunnel' between Scotland and N Ireland EXPERTS are to look into the feasibility of building a £20 billion pound tunnel between Scotland and Northern Ireland, upgrading the A75 Gretna to Stranraer road and improving the West Coast rail link to England. The projects are among those mentioned in an interim report by Sir Peter Hendy, Chairman of Network Rail, aimed at strengthening the transport links across the UK post Brexit. It outlines the potential for a “UK Strategic Transport Network” with £20 million committed to develop...