The planned investment in the Dublin-Belfast Enterprise service will see an hourly service between the two cities, doubling the current eight services per day to 16. Photograph: Bryan O’BrienA High Court challenge to the awarding of a €650 million contract to replace the Dublin-Belfast Enterprise train service rolling stock could mean the loss of up to €165 million of European Union funding towards the project, a judge was told on Wednesday. It will also mean the replacement of “non-Enterprise sets” of rolling stock which do not have the same feel and kit-out as Enterprise trains. Mr Smyth said funding for the project is coming from the Irish Government, the Northern Ireland department of infrastructure and EU funding programmes for the six counties. If the EU funding is not ultimately achieved, it would be for the sponsoring departments here and in Northern Ireland to make up the shortfall, he said.

Source: The Irish Times November 05, 2025 20:18 UTC