Dundalk and Newry to become one city?

Dundalk and Newry are being urged to come together to create the island's first cross-border city.
A conference in Dundalk has been told that such an approach is necessary in order to replicate the economic success enjoyed by Dublin and Belfast.Business leaders in Dundalk and Newry are being urged to join forces and hold an international design competition.

Dr Ed Walsh from the University of Limerick made the call during a keynote speech to the conference organised by Dundalk Chamber of Commerce.He says planning the new “bi-polar” city would take five years and cost in the region of four billion Euro.