NEWSLETTERS
Taoiseach promises delivery
October 2022
The funding is there and the project is 'underway'!
This is the first clear and unequivocal indication that the funding is now in place. Up to this point the only reference to funding has been the provision of three million euro to bring the project to tender stage...
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It's official - the bridge will be built!
November 2021
NWBCN Newsletter
The Stormont Minister for Infrastructure, Nichola Mallon and her counterpart on the Narrow Water Bridge, Darragh O’Brien, Minister for Housing in the Dáil, brought more than October sunshine on their visit to Narrow Water last month....
Where Nothing Happens ... Twice!
March 2021
NWBCN Newsletter
Waiting for Godot by the Dublin playwright Samuel Beckett, someone said, is a play where nothing happens....twice!
Warrenpoint in economic development terms at least, is a place where nothing happens...all the time! ...
October 2020
Micheál Martin announces ring-fenced funding for the Narrow Water Bridge
Since the the launch of the New Decade, New Approach document in January, heralding the much anticipated return to Stormont by the political parties, a positive story on the Narrow Water Bridge has been building...
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Minister for Infrastructure meets NWBCN on site at Narrow Water
09 September, 2020
Department of Infrastructure
“I am committed to progressing the Narrow Water Bridge project. I recognise the strong local support for a bridge to link the communities on both sides of Carlingford Lough and to take full advantage of the tourism potential of this cross-border region, whilst protecting the natural environment in this area of historic and ecological significance." Nichola Mallon
Recent announcement by Infrastructure Minister very much to be welcomed
July 2020
NWBCN Newsletter
The recent announcement by Infrastructure Minister Nicola Mallon regarding the Narrow Water Bridge is very much to be welcomed. Her recent interview with the Newry Reporter displays a level of commitment to the Narrow Water Bridge yet unseen in any previous minister with her portfolio. ...
Covid-19 Special
June 2020
This picture was taken on the 4 May in the middle of the Covid-19 Lockdown. ...The eerie stillness evoked in the picture is real. With over 95% of air traffic grounded there are no condensation trails in the skies above the lough. The streets are almost devoid of cars and the only sound is birdsong! The skies have never been clearer since the 1930's! ...
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Ireland's Ancient East
October 14, 2019
Irish Times
It is hard to image a more ancient and iconic site than Saul near Downpatrick believed to be the burial place of St Patrick. The NWBCN has long called for the extension of Ireland's Ancient East to include the eastern counties of Northern Ireland, a landscape as littered with remains of our ancient past both Christian and Pre-Christian as the counties further south. It is heartening to note that political support for this is gathering.
Brussels border fallback position, Ireland's Ancient East, cycle tourism & uniting communities.
February 2018
Ominous cloud formation above the lough, a portent perhaps of the difficult days ahead as Brussels prepares this week to publish a legal text of the agreement reached by the British and Irish governments last December. ...
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Bridging the EU/UK border & missed NI tourist potential from the Republic
January 2018
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... For decades the people of the area campaigned for a bridge crossing at Narrow Water. The inset picture is an artist's impression of the bridge which despite the approval of both governments in 2012 and the promise of substantial funding from the EU, scandalously failed to go ahead! ...
Cycle Tourism a Growing Global Business
January 20, 2018
Irish Times
The Great Western Greenway, a pioneer initiative in long-distance cycle trail boasts of creating some 200 tourism-related jobs in County Mayo. This growth in active tourism such as cycling and walking is one of the underpinning arguments in support of the building of the Narrow Water Bridge.
Planning Resolved at Narrow Water
October 24, 2017
Newry Reporter
Axe on plans for North South bridge narrowly avoided as Louth County Council take 11th hour action.
NWBCN welcome additional cash for NI
June 25, 2017
NWBCN Press Release
Mr Jim Boylan, Chairman of the Narrow Water Bridge Community Network, has welcomed the recent offer of financial support for Northern Ireland from the Theresa May government to the DUP despite the storm of controversy that it has provoked. Mr Boylan, the Network’s chairman has especially welcomed the £400 million that has been earmarked for infrastructure within the package totalling a billion pounds.
Louth County Council sees Narrow Water Bridge as Priority Objective
March 20, 2017
At the March meeting of Louth County Council the Chief Executive Council Joan Martin reaffirmed that the Narrow Water Bridge Project continues to be a priority objective of the Louth County Development Plan. Ms Martin indicated that she will pursue any possible opportunity for the funding of the project.
Oireachtas Report highlighting support for bridge welcomed
January 29, 2016
Mr Jim Boylan, Chairman of the Narrow Water Bridge Community Network, commenting on the recent publication of the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation of the Houses of the Oireachtas in Dublin said he was delighted that the Joint Committee has firmly endorsed the need for the bridge at Narrow Water.
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Disappointment at EU Referendum result
NWBCN Press Release
June 26, 2016
“Leaving the EU will have serious economic consequences for Northern Ireland and the border region in particular will be negatively affected,” said Mr Jim Boylan. "Northern Ireland has benefitted enormously from UK membership of the EU and it is totally ironic that, despite a convincing vote to remain in the EU, the region will now be denied this essential economic support. ”
NWBCN welcomes Finance Minister
June 18, 2016
NWBCN Press Release
The Chairman of NWBCN, Mr Jim Boylan, in his welcoming remarks to Mr Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, Stormont’s new Finance Minister on his recent visit to Warrenpoint, said that interest and demand for the bridge was now beginning to surge in the community following recent election pledges. Mr Boylan also emphasised the cross-community, cross-border and non-party-political nature of the campaign to deliver the Narrow Water Bridge for all the people of the Carlingford Lough Area.
SF President joins party colleagues and NWBCN Committee at Narrow Water
June 16, 2016
Local TD Gerry Adams joins party colleagues and Narrow Water Bridge Community Network group with the new Stormont Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir on the site of the proposed Narrow Water Bridge.
New SDLP leader visits site
April 05, 2016
Colm Eastwood, newly elected leader of the SDLP, on a recent visit to Warrenpoint praised local stakeholder group and local SDLP representatives Margaret Ritchie MP and Sinead Bradley MLA assuring them of his continued support for the bridge.
The future is tourism NWBCN tells Warrenpoint Chamber of Commerce
March 09, 2016
NWBCN Press Release
The future is definitely tourism and the Narrow Water Bridge represents tremendous opportunities for communities around Carlingford Lough according to Mark Kelly, President of the Warrenpoint, Burren and Rostrevor Chamber of Commerce. Mr Kelly was reacting to a presentation given by Adrian O’Hare, Secretary of the Narrow Water Bridge Community Network, to a recent gathering of Chamber members at Warrenpoint Town Hall.
NWBCN gears up in response to Fresh Start Agreement
February 08, 2016
NWBCN Press Release
The NWBCN steps up its campaign in advance of the review of the project to be undertaken as part of the Fresh Start Agreement. The Network has been very encouraged by the increasing level of support among the people of the Carlingford Lough Area as evidenced by an exceptionally well-attended fundraising event held on Thursday last at the Whistledown Hotel in Warrenpoint.
