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Taoiseach promises a peace memorial Taoiseach Bertie
Ahern has pledged that Fianna Fáil will build a peace monument
in the border region if it is returned to power.
Mr Ahern said that the government would commission a major international
competition to design and construct a landmark monument.
He said: “This monument will stand as a symbol of the achievements
of all communities and individuals who have worked so hard to deliver
peace these past decades.”
“It will send out a clear message to the coming generations that
the peace we have built is to be cherished and never be taken for granted.”
Mr Ahern said the government was allocating ?5million to the project which
would allow designers to propose projects on the same scale as the Spire
of Dublin or the Angel Of The North in the North-East of England.
Mr Ahern said that if returned to power Fianna Fáil would advance
North-South projects such as the Dublin-Derry-Letterkenny dual carriageway,
the bridge at Narrow Water and the Ulster Canal.
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