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Bridge over Narrow Water planned Bridge over Narrow Water planned
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Almost £300,000 is being spent to study the feasibility of a cross-border bridge linking Counties Down and Louth.Almost £300,000 is being spent to study the feasibility of a cross-border bridge linking Counties Down and Louth.
The bridge would span Carlingford Lough between Omeath and Narrow Water Castle, near Warrenpoint.The bridge would span Carlingford Lough between Omeath and Narrow Water Castle, near Warrenpoint.
The money was confirmed after Margaret Ritchie and Dermot Ahern held talks at the North-South Ministerial Council.The money was confirmed after Margaret Ritchie and Dermot Ahern held talks at the North-South Ministerial Council.
The social development minister said it was "no longer just a concept". She said tourism in the Mournes and the Cooley peninsula would be boosted.The social development minister said it was "no longer just a concept". She said tourism in the Mournes and the Cooley peninsula would be boosted.
Ms Ritchie said the bridge would "be a living symbol of our growing co-operation".Ms Ritchie said the bridge would "be a living symbol of our growing co-operation".
"People will be able to make a journey in a few yards which at present is many miles," the SDLP assembly member said."People will be able to make a journey in a few yards which at present is many miles," the SDLP assembly member said.
"It will make it very convenient for thousands of overseas tourists to easily visit both parts of our island at this splendid location, bringing a big economic boost to the area.""It will make it very convenient for thousands of overseas tourists to easily visit both parts of our island at this splendid location, bringing a big economic boost to the area."
Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy of Sinn Fein said the Department of Transport in Dublin has granted 390,000 euros to Louth County Council for a technical study.Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy of Sinn Fein said the Department of Transport in Dublin has granted 390,000 euros to Louth County Council for a technical study.
"It has already been agreed that officials from the north and south will share information from the study as well as from the Roads Service's study of the Newry Southern Relief road," he said."It has already been agreed that officials from the north and south will share information from the study as well as from the Roads Service's study of the Newry Southern Relief road," he said.
Narrow Water Castle came to world prominence in 1979, when an IRA ambush killed 18 soldiers in two explosions.Narrow Water Castle came to world prominence in 1979, when an IRA ambush killed 18 soldiers in two explosions.