Cian
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Your STATS are compelling. All I know is that over the course of 5 years, the route from Dublin to Kilkenny and Waterford changed from a DONKEY TRACK, to a nice wide road with big 12-star signs every couple of miles.
The N9/N10 got quite a lot of funding off the EU yes... as did the N8 to Cork
We're now replacing the entire thing (N8/N9 with a Kilkenny spur to replace the N10) with motorways, entirely self-funded. The EU generally wouldn't fund motorway replacements, just improvements...
Most of the M8 is done, huge tranche opening in two weeks; the M9 Carlow Bypass is all thats open yet on that route but another huge section expected in March.