By Iveren McCallion
Funding to the tune of £90 million was allocated to Daisy Hill by a previous Secretary of State.
President of Newry Chamber Michael McKeown told Q Radio it was part of Peter Hain's vision in 2007.
An £8.4 million spend on the Newry hospital's paediatric ward was also part of the plan to make it a super hospital.
And he says keeping a dialogue open with the Southern Trust is uncovering more information:
He was speaking with Q Radio's Kevin McAllister:
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