An Irish Sea fixed crossing? A bridge too far for us!

Leo Varadkar’s diplomatic response to topical chatter about a bridge across the Irish Sea — possibly or perhaps impossibly from Larne to Stranraer — was well-judged. Yes, it’s “worth examining”, but don’t expect Ireland to pay for it.

Civil engineers are excited by the idea; they’ve been busy citing comparable projects in the Far East and the US, some of which turn out on examination to be incomparable, given the unique nature of the sea bed — with its deep trenches and World War II ammunition dumps — and the region’s challenging weather.