Kircubbin Pier: A Village Waiting for Its Moment Published: Strangford Lough Crossing Campaign | www.strangfordloughcrossing.org Look at the photographs above. The first photo shows Kircubbin pier today. Beautiful in its own right, set against the extraordinary backdrop of Strangford Lough, with the Mournes visible on the horizon on a clear day — but undeniably quiet, […]
Strangford Lough Crossing (SLC): Everything You Need to Know By Kevin Barry BSc(Hons) MRICS, QUINTIN QS — June 2026 If you have heard the words “Strangford Lough Crossing” and want to understand what it is, where it stands, and why it matters — this is the place to start. Everything here is sourced. Every figure […]
Opportunities for NI Construction Firms & Consultants: Minister Launches Pioneering £61.5m Affordable Rent Programme Posted: 16 June 2026 Communities Minister Gordon Lyons today announced the launch of Northern Ireland’s first Affordable Rent (Intermediate Rent) programme — a significant new pipeline of work for contractors, consultants, architects, engineers, and the wider construction supply chain. This innovative […]
Introducing the Strangford Lough Crossing Public Debate A new public forum for open questions, evidenced answers, and a fair hearing for the case for a fixed crossing of Strangford Lough. Click on image above for access to forum. By Kevin Barry BSc(Hons) MRICS, QUINTIN QS — 11 June 2026 For the past two years I […]
Click on image above for Feasibility Dashboard Update: 8th June 2026 – Ferry re-classification – a quiet change and what it may mean Now mentioning something which the Department for Infrastructure did, quietly, in October 2023: it moved responsibility for the Strangford Lough Ferry out of the part of the Department that looks after roads, […]
An AI generated look into the future ! The Ards Peninsula: A Case File On Managed Decline For over sixty years the Strangford Lough question has been framed the same way: can we justify a fixed crossing? The wrong question. The correct question : What is the running cost of doing nothing, and who is […]
Portavogie Harbour A Portavogie Parent’s Question: How Does Our Child Get a Good Education — and Come Home to Build Something? Kevin Barry BSc(Hons) MRICS — strangfordloughcrossing.org In an earlier piece this week I argued that the case for a Strangford Lough crossing is, at heart, a case about option value — the value of keeping doors open for […]
Strangford Lough Crossing: Keeping Our Options Open When we talk about a bridge or tunnel across Strangford Lough, most people understandably ask one question first: “Will enough people use it?”. That matters – but it isn’t the whole story. Big, long‑lived projects like this are also about something simpler and more human: keeping our options […]
Click on image above for direct access to Extension Calculator Knowing the Extension Cost Before You Call an Architect or Builder ExtendIQ gives homeowners and local builders a realistic starting point — before the first conversation happens. One of the most common frustrations in residential construction is the gap between expectation and reality. A homeowner […]
STRANGFORD LOUGH CROSSING CAMPAIGN From the Front Pages of Today to the Front Pages of 2032 The Ards Chronicle placed the campaign on its front page on 12 March 2026. Six years from now, three of Northern Ireland’s leading newspapers could carry a very different story — if the Department for Infrastructure acts now. Kevin […]