The mini- metropolis: plans for Dundalk and Newry

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2006 / April 28

Plans are being drawn up to develop Dundalk and Newry as a cross-Border "mini-metropolis" with the aim of ensuring that the two towns are not eclipsed by the accelerating growth and influence of Dublin and Belfast. The concept of a "third city" half-way between them is being put forward as a way of liberating the region from "negative attributes of its historic and political legacy," according to Louise Browne, of Colin Buchanan planning consultants. She told the Irish Planning Institute's annual conference in Sligo yesterday that the collaborative project is being advanced by Newry and Mourne District Council, Louth County Council and Dundalk Town Council.

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