The Narrow Water Bridge Community Network was founded in 2014. Barely a year before, the Narrow Water Bridge project collapsed at the eleventh hour amidst political acrimony and recrimination due to a catastrophic funding shortfall. The NWBCN - a group of concerned locals - convinced that the building of a bridge at Narrow Water was key to the re-development of an area that has languished economically since Partition, was determined to fight on.
Our mission was to achieve a level of prosperity primarily through sustainable tourism for the benefit of all by enhancing and protecting the natural environment and cultural heritage of the Carlingford Lough area. At the core of the NWBCN campaign was the clear and consistent message that the Narrow Water Bridge would provide the critical nexus integrating much-needed greenway infrastructure and provide the catalyst for the modal change in how we move about in this era of dangerous climate change.

On a visit to Narrow Water in June 2024, Taoiseach Simon Harris, accompanied by Tánaiste Micheal Martin, officially announced on behalf of the Dublin Government that the Narrow Water Bridge will be built. An official opening is planned for 2027.

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The Narrow Water Bridge is being funded entirely by the Dublin Government. Enormous credit must go to Micheál Martin, the current Taoiseach and his Shared Island Initiative which he launched in October 2020. In May of 2025 the Taoiseach announced a further €50 million from the Shared Island Fund for a series of initiatives including sustainable tourism development around Carlingford Lough.

'With the iconic Narrow Water Bridge under construction, we are now supporting Tourism Agencies and Local Authorities to collaboratively develop the tourism opportunities this will bring for Carlingford Lough and the surrounding region.' Micheál Martin.

The Narrow Water Bridge Community Network recognises and is very grateful for the wide community support we have been afforded throughout the years of this long and hard-fought campaign. We are currently working on our post-campaign website, in which we hope to articulate the Narrow Water Bridge Vision - a fundamentally greener and critically necessary vision of the future, embracing greenways, active travel and sustainable tourism.