A further one billion euro has been added to the Shared Island Fund as Irish premier Micheal Martin pledged to "bring down barriers and fears", and boost cross-border initiatives.The Taoiseach told the fourth Shared Island Forum on Thursday that Anglo-Irish relations were "warm and warming, strong and strengthening".

A further one billion euro has been added to the Shared Island Fund as Irish premier Micheal Martin pledged to "bring down barriers and fears", and boost cross-border initiatives.The Taoiseach told the fourth Shared Island Forum on Thursday that Anglo-Irish relations were "warm and warming, strong and strengthening".