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M2/N2/A5 Dublin-Derry Motorway Community Groups to Co-Operate on Motorway Campaign

Posted on August 27, 2010 by vincent

PRESS RELEASE – SAVE NEWGRANGE – 27 August 2010 ‘M2/N2/A5 Dublin-Derry Motorway Community Groups to Co-Operate on MotorwayCampaign’ Three campaign groups, working on different sections of the proposed M2/N2/A5 motorway, which will eventually run from Dublin to Derry, have agreed … Continue reading →

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Irish Times: Planned Slane bypass ‘idiotic’, says transport expert

Posted on August 26, 2010 by vincent

Planned Slane bypass ‘idiotic’, says transport expert The Irish Times – August 26, 2010 FRANK McDONALD, Environment Editor PLANS FOR a dual-carriageway to bypass the village of Slane, Co Meath, have been described as “idiotic” by Dr Edgar Morgenroth, associate … Continue reading →

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Public Consultation for N2 Clontibret to Northern Ireland Border Road Scheme- DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS 31 AUG

Posted on August 25, 2010 by vincent

The N2 Slane bypass is a small section of an overall plan to build a single M2 motorway, the M2/A5, from Dublin to Derry in Northern Ireland. So far, the M2 motorway from Dublin to Ashbourne, Co. Meath, has been … Continue reading →

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Boyne Valley Ranking in ‘Top Ten Hidden Beauty Spots in Ireland’ Welcomed

Posted on August 20, 2010 by vincent

SAVE NEWGRANGE – PRESS RELEASE – 20 August 2010 “Boyne Valley Ranking in ‘Top Ten Hidden Beauty Spots in Ireland’ Welcomed” Save Newgrange welcomes the publication today of the list of ‘Top Ten Hidden Beauty Spots in Ireland’, by the … Continue reading →

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Critics Invited to Fill out UN Heritage Rights Survey Online During Heritage Week

Posted on August 20, 2010 by vincent

SAVE NEWGRANGE – PRESS RELEASE – 20 August 2010 ‘Critics Invited to Fill out UN Heritage Rights Survey Online During Heritage Week’ To mark the beginning of Heritage Week tomorrow, Save Newgrange is launching an online survey drive today, asking … Continue reading →

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Please support the Save Newgrange campaign

Posted on August 20, 2010 by vincent

WELCOME to Save Newgrange, launched Jan 2010, after it was announced that Meath County Council, the National Roads Authority and  Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey, want to build the N2 Slane bypass (greenfield dual-carriageway), 500 metres from Brú na Bóinne … Continue reading →

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More Trouble on the N2 – Locals bid to halt plans for new Monaghan dual carriageway

Posted on August 19, 2010 by vincent

Locals bid to halt plans for new Monaghan dual carriageway The Irish Times – Thursday, August 19, 2010 A CAMPAIGN has been launched in Co Monaghan against plans for a new dual carriageway to replace the N2, from Clontibret to … Continue reading →

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Irish Heritage Rights Survey – Heritage Week Online Petition Drive

Posted on August 18, 2010 by vincent

Save Newgrange and TaraWatch, in co-operation with Matt Schwoebel of the 2048 Project at University of California, Berkeley, are launching an online petition drive on Friday, 21st August, to mark the beginning of Heritage Week in Ireland. We are asking … Continue reading →

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Irish Times – An Irishwoman’s Diary by Eileen Battersby on the N2 Slane Bypass and the Battle of the Boyne Site

Posted on July 12, 2010 by vincent

An Irishwoman’s Diary by Eileen Battersby The Irish Times – Monday, July 12, 2010 FIRST LIGHT, it is early, not quite 5am, if even that. We’ve come out to photograph one of several herds of deer of which we have … Continue reading →

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Meath Chronicle: Council to close Slane Bridge for structural investigation

Posted on July 8, 2010 by vincent

Council to close Slane Bridge for structural investigation Meath Chronicle – Wednesday, 7th July, 2010 4:58pm Profile by Ann Casey As the controversy over the proposed Slane bypass continues to rage, Meath County Council is preparing to close Slane bridge … Continue reading →

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