South Down SDLP MP Margaret Ritchie demands a meeting with the Taoiseach over the fact that Louth County Council has placed the Narrow Water Bridge project on hold due to high tendering costs.

Ritchie wants both the British and Irish Governments to provide alternative resources to ensure the delivery of the Narrow Water Bridge project.

She said: "Undoubtedly, this will be a blow for the local community in Warrenpoint and in the Cooley Peninsula who fought hard for the project, and knowing their determination, I know they will not allow this setback to daunt them in pursuit of Narrow Water Bridge.

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"I and my colleagues in the SDLP are determined to continue our fight for this project along with the local community, the Chambers of Commerce, and other public representatives to ensure that this important piece of North/South tourist infrastructure is delivered to the Carlingford Lough area. "At this time, the financial support and solidarity of both the British and Irish Governments as well as the Northern Ireland Executive is required to deliver this project which would assist in making a contribution to the local economy in South Down and the Cooley Peninsula in County Louth."

(CD/JP)