Category Archives: Battle of the Boyne Site

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

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

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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