This was likely to be shared by the (unionist-controlled) Fermanagh County Council which was unlikely to wish to repair the bridge.

BBC: British favoured closing Aghalane Bridge

Captain John Brooke, unionist Chief Whip and Chairman of Fermanagh County Council blamed Lord Kilbracken and Cavan County Council for the deaths.

BBC: British favoured closing Aghalane Bridge

The following sub-offices are also due to close in Northern Ireland: Ardglass in County Down, Moy in County Tyrone, Rosslea in County Fermanagh and Saintfield in County Down.

BBC: Ulster Bank