For the past century, Ireland's northeast corner has been part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Torr Head in Northern Ireland and Mull of Kintyre in Scotland are the two closest points, but they are remote locations, some way from the key cities of Belfast and Derry in Northern Ireland and Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland. Alan Dunlop"There isn't a major infrastructure project that hasn't received criticism," architect Alan Dunlop tells CNN. ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/AFP/Getty ImagesFor the Irish Sea project, "you're at the outer limits of what is possible from bridge technology," says Quigley. In Northern Ireland, the bridge's strongest advocate has been the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), the country's biggest party, which floated the idea in its 2015 general election manifesto.

Source: CNN July 03, 2021 07:18 UTC