The Irish government is to contribute €228m (£197m) towards improving rail services between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Some €193m (£166m) will go towards the Londonderry-Belfast-Dublin rail infrastructure investment and a further €35m (£30m) will be spent on continuing hourly trains from Dublin to Belfast, which will see the service continue until at least 2030. The money will come from the last allocation from the Irish government's Shared Island Fund. It is part of a scheme