Michael Gallagher urges Stormont intervention to avert a situation where Derry becomes ‘city in decline’

Economist Michael Gallagher urged Northern Ireland’s Stormont government to take major action to support growth in the North West, warning that Derry could become a “city in decline” by 2047. Speaking to the Stormont Economy Committee about SDLP MLA Sinéad McLaughlin’s Regional Balance Bill, he cited slow population growth and projections of a 13% population fall across Derry City and Strabane District by 2047.