Councillor to 'exhaust' all funding options for Southern Relief open bridge

A Northern Ireland council is to engage with the Shared Island Unit following a Stormont department's refusal to move on a £50m open bridge plan.

Newry City SDLP councillor, Michael Savage said: "The sentiments from the permanent secretary are disappointing, that said I thought there would have been more conducive discussions taking place, when you hear from permanent secretaries that there is nothing, but problems with budgets. "I understand that the economic appraisal element of this would have been very difficult to stand up for anybody or any minster regardless of who they were. But what value do you put on future potential for tourism development, which is one of our key economic drivers within council.

The Shared Island initiative, was set up in the Republic in 2020, to harness the full potential of the Good Friday/ Belfast Agreement to enhance cooperation, connection and mutual understanding on the island and to engage with all communities and traditions to build consensus around a shared future. Cllr Savage added: "I have spoken with NMDDC senior management, which is yet to receive a response from the Taosieach's office in relation to engagement with the Shared Island Unit.

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