The 64-page report, titled Newry Next, has suggested that the town could follow the lead of the southern Swedish city, which is home to thousands of people working in the nearby Danish capital, Copenhagen.

The move by Glenveagh Homes to lodge the Large Scale Residential (LRD) scheme with Fingal Co Council follows the house-builder purchasing €130 million of property from Gannon Homes

Whitehaven Passive House development opens as Tuath forecasts 2,300 new homes this year