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The brother of a woman who was murdered in 1973 is making a fresh appeal for information.

A group opposing the road project is mounting a challenge against the decision to begin construction work.

The men, aged 43 and 49, were arrested on Tuesday.

Several farms in Mid Ulster have had high-value machinery stolen in recent months.

An official announcement from John O'Dowd is expected after an executive meeting this afternoon.

The infrastructure minister says he expects to be able to make an announcement in the “very near future”.

Fiachra Ó Faoláin died after getting into difficulty in a County Tyrone lake.

The government previously committed £75m for the major road project linking Derry to Dublin road.