Category Archives: Public Consultation

N2 Slane Bypass Consultation Re-opens | Western Route Options Published

SAVE NEWGRANGE – PRESS RELEASE – 17 September 2010 ‘N2 Slane Bypass Consultation Re-opens – Western Route Options Published’ The NRA and Meath County Council have today re-opened public consultation on the proposed N2 Slane Bypass, after being ordered to … Continue reading

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New consultation on N2 Slane bypass a victory for the public

Computer generated image of proposed new Boyne Bridge, which will be visible from the World Heritage Site SAVE NEWGRANGE – PRESS RELEASE – 16 September 2010 ‘New consultation on N2 Slane bypass a victory for the public’ Save Newgrange welcomes … Continue reading

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ESRI economist Dr Edgar Morgenroth warned N2 Slane bypass was waste of taxpayers’ money in 2009

Dr Edgar Morgenroth, Associate Research Professor with the Economic and Social Research Centre (ESRI), believes the Slane bypass is “idiotic”. On 24 April 2009 he wrote an Opinion piece for The Irish Times saying, “Of course, not all planned infrastructure projects were good projects to start with and some should certainly be abandoned. It is remarkable that there are plans to facilitate the avoidance of the toll on the M1 by building a bypass around Slane involving the expensive construction of a bridge over the river Boyne when a simple HGV ban would solve the local traffic problems. Continue reading

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

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

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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