Author: Kevin Barry BSc(Hons) MRICS

Three Apps from QUINTIN QS: Better Information for a Better Life Made in Ulster. Built to make useful information more accessible. In Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren, the economist John Maynard Keynes imagined a future in which people could live “wisely and agreeably and well.” That ambition provides a useful question for any new tool: […]

The Ferry, the Timetable and the 75 km Detour What is happening to the Strangford ferry, who is using it, and what everyone else is doing instead. Ask any low-cost airline three questions about a route: how old is the aircraft, how full is it, and what are the customers who didn’t fly doing instead? […]

The Cheapest Litre Is the One You Never Burn: The Strangford Lough Crossing as a Fuel Hedge Diesel has hit a record £2 a litre across the UK, and the Ards Peninsula is not far behind. Nobody in Portaferry or Lecale can control the pump price. What public policy can change is how many litres […]

Futuristic newspaper front page Sixty Years of “Not Viable” — and the Dashboard That Asks Whether That’s Still True Blog post and dashboard updated Monday 23 September 2026 Why this post, why now For many months, the Strangford Lough Crossing campaign has been making one argument, in plain language and on the record: the case […]

Eight Months to Polling Day: Will the Money Get Tested, or Just the Photo Opportunities? A blog post for the Strangford Lough Crossing campaign Northern Ireland’s voters go to the polls twice on the same day next year: council elections and Assembly elections, together, on 6 May 2027. Every capital project, every subsidy line and […]

Which SiteIQ Scout Is Right for You? SiteIQ Scout now offers three different ways to discover more about the places you travel through. Whether you simply want to know the name of the townland you are entering, hear useful local updates, or identify potential property opportunities, there is a level designed for you. All three […]

Click on images for CPD Dashboard Britain and Ireland’s Infrastructure Problem Is No Longer Hidden The September 2026 update to the CPD infrastructure dashboards gives the public a clearer view of a problem that is usually buried in separate press releases, committee papers and project webpages. Across 240 major schemes in Northern Ireland, the Republic […]

The Department Answered a Question We Never Asked Strangford Lough Crossing Campaign | www.strangfordloughcrossing.org The Department for Infrastructure wrote to us again on 28 August 2026. Reading it carefully, something stands out: they’ve spent two pages arguing against a question we never actually asked. They have come back with Point 1 on the whiteboard, as […]

Would a Permanent Strangford Lough Crossing Help or Harm the Ards Peninsula and County Down? A Review of the International Evidence Strangford Lough Crossing Campaign — www.strangfordloughcrossing.org Executive Summary This question is asked honestly and often, including by local business owners with a direct economic interest in the status quo. It deserves a straight answer […]

Narrow Water Bridge: a new crossing with big hopes for tourism and growth (Update: Transport Logistics) Photos from Belgium where prefabricated part being made and preparing for delivery to Ireland Update: 24-08-2026 (Transport Logistics) Transport logistics for the Narrow Water Bridge prefabricated steel sections from Aelterman’s Ghent workshop (Belgium) to the site on Carlingford Lough […]