“Tiocfaidh ár gondola.” That’s the theme of an apparent agreement between officials of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDC) and Sinn Féin, in a madcap idea to build a gondola (cable car) halfway up a Co Down hillside at a cost of up to £44 million.

The proposed cable car would go to Cloughmore (Big Stone) near Rostrevor. Following the council’s announcement, Sinn Féin’s South Down MLA, Sinead Ennis, instantly welcomed the idea.

In a public relations duet, the council said the cable car’s pylons would “not pass through the ancient woodland”. SF claimed they would “not cross the ancient oak woodland”.

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The proposal comes less than a month after the

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