This week Irish Rail announced that work to replace Reillys Bridge on Ratoath Road with a new bridge spanning the railway line and canal is to commence this month and should be completed at the start of 2015. Irish Rail have agreed to provide community liaison for the duration of the works and to work with residents, businesses and other stakeholders to:Undertake a pre-condition survey of properties to verify that works have no effect, inform residents and businesses in advance of the stages of works and provide an ongoing point of contact for local residents and businesses by locall phone number and email as follows:1890253555 and communityliaison@irishrail.ie. Mary

Japan
I was proud to represent the Oireachtas Committee for Enterprise, Tourism and employment on our recent delegation to Japan. For almost 70 years Ireland has enjoyed strong diplomatic relations with Japan. Ireland opened it’s first embassy in Tokyo in 1974 In 2025 Ireland renewed and strengthened its presence in Japan



