Angela Smith, the Northern Ireland Office Minister for Regional Development, has

The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has claimed that the Government's long-awaited National Spatial Strategy will lead to cheaper housing.

Sligo, Dundalk, Letterkenny and the Athlone-Mullingar-Tullamore triangle have been named as so-called 'gateways' in the National Spatial Strategy unveiled by the Government today.

Sligo, Dundalk, Letterkenny and the Athlone-Mullingar-Tullamore triangle are set to benefit most from the National Spatial Strategy due to be unveiled later today.

The Government is due to unveil its long-awaited National Spatial Strategy later today.