Mourne Gateway Project could move to new location

Mourne Gateway Project could move to new location

Council claims “environmental sensitivity will continue to be a core principle of the proposal”

Is the gondola going up in Kilbroney?

By Ryan Sands The council is being given “time and space” to develop a proposal for relocating the Mourne Mountains Gateway Project to Rostrevor. This was confirmed by the Department for the Economy (DfE) in the wake of the local authority’s surprise announcement last Wednesday (28 May) that it is “actively exploring” moving the £44m scheme – originally planned for Slieve Donard – to Kilbroney Park. The project had apparently collapsed after the…

Reaction to Council’s shock leapfrog move for failed Mournes Gateway project to Kilbroney Forest Park

South Down reps have reacted to a shock leapfrog move for the failed Newcastle Mourne Gateway project over to the nearby village of Rostrevor. In a statement issued late on Wednesday (May 28), Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) said it was working to see if the gondola element could be built at Kilbroney Forest Park. The new location has been born out from NMDDC councillors and management holding a wave of emergency meetings after l…