Category Archives: A5 Western Transport Corridor

Balance in the budget – Letter to the Editor – The Irish Times

Minister for Transport, Leo Varadkar, should examine lower cost alternatives to building a brand new road from Dublin to Derry, like he did with the Metro and Dart. Upgrading the existing road and improving rail is the obvious thing to do. Continue reading

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Delay of An Bord Pleanala Decision on Slane Bypass Welcomed

PRESS RELEASE -25 October 2011 – SAVE NEWGRANGE ‘Delay of An Bord Pleanala Decision on Slane Bypass Welcomed’ The decision of An Bord Pleanala, on whether or not to grant planning permission for the N2 Slane Bypass section of the … Continue reading

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Media Coverage – Demonstrations against the Slane Bypass / Dublin to Derry Road

Thanks to everyone who came out to demonstrate against the proposed new Dublin to Derry Road, which includes the Slane Bypass, on Friday. Thanks too, to those who helped promote the events online. We started at the Dail, and Press Association kindly covered the event, which was picked up by Metro Herald Continue reading

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Dublin-Derry Road Groups Protest Budget Plans in Dublin Today

PRESS RELEASE – SAVE NEWGRANGE – 21 October 2011 ‘Dublin-Derry Road Groups Protest Budget Plans in Dublin Today’ Roads lobby groups, from both sides of the Border, concerned over the proposed new billion euro A5/M2 Dublin to Derry road, will … Continue reading

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‘Save Newgrange to Propose M3 Motorway as Alternative to Dublin-Derry Road’

Save Newgrange is objecting to the Slane bypass part of the road, which will run within 500m of the Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site. Save Newgrange will also propose an alternative plan; to extend the M3 from Cavan on to Donegal. Currently, the M3 is losing millions of euro a year, which Irish taxpayers are having to pay to private contractors for low traffic use. Continue reading

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4NI News: A5 Road Project Facing Inquiry

The route of the A5 in red from Derry city to Aughnacloy (County Tyrone). The continuation of this route, the N2, is shown in orange. A5 Road Project Facing Inquiry 4NI News – 14 February 2011 A controversal cross-border road … Continue reading

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Irish Times | Welcome for public hearings into plans for Dublin-Derry road

Welcome for public hearings into plans for Dublin-Derry road FRANK McDONALD, Environment Editor The Irish Times – 14 January 2011 OPPONENTS OF plans for a new road between Dublin and Derry have welcomed a decision by the Oireachtas transport committee … Continue reading

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Transport Committee to Hold Hearings on €1bn Dublin to Derry Road

Save Newgrange welcomes the decision by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport, yesterday evening, to hold public hearings in February into the proposed €1bn Dublin to Derry Road. Continue reading

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Funding of A5 Western Transport Corridor Questioned

A5 Road Scheme Protest Redundant? 4NI News – 09 December 2010 Although contractors have already been signed up, political developments have cast doubt on a promise made by the Dáil Government to give £400m (€500m) to the Stormont Executive to … Continue reading

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Funding NI A5 Upgrade and Slane Bypass not a Priority for Labour Party

The Labour Party has cast doubt over whether it will keep the promise made by the current Government to give £400 (€500m) to the Northern Ireland Executive to upgrade the A5/M2, Dublin to Derry Road, which also includes the Slane bypass. Continue reading

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