Category Archives: Save Newgrange

Pre-budgetary survey about Dublin to Derry road spending sent to political parties

SAVE NEWGRANGE PRESS RELEASE 11 November 2010 ‘Pre-budgetary Survey About Dublin to Derry Road Spending Sent to all Political Parties’ Save Newgrange has sent a pre-budgetary survey, asking questions about the Slane bypass and the proposed M2/A5 Dublin to Derry … Continue reading

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Meath Chronicle: Survey finds ancient earthworks near Slane bypass route

Meanwhile, the Save Newgrange campaign has brought its fight against the proposed Slane bypass to the North-South Ministerial Council. The group has complained to An Bord Pleanala and the North-South Ministerial Council that the public consultation process for the bypass is in breach of the Belfast Agreement, because the consultation does not extend to Northern Ireland. They say that the road proposal is in breach of EU environmental law, which provides for transboundary consultation, where the project is of a transboundary nature. Continue reading

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Meath Chronicle | Letter to the editor: The facts on the Slane bypass

Minister Dempsey and the Fianna Fail led BSC campaign would rather endanger lives in Slane on a daily basis than force the HGVs to use the road that was built for them, in order to unfairly pressurise An Bord Pleanala into approving a non-viable bypass, based on artificially inflated traffic volume. Continue reading

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The Irish Times – New round of public consultations ordered for proposed Slane bypass

New round of public consultations ordered for proposed Slane bypass The Irish Times – Monday, September 20, 2010 FRANK McDONALD Environment Editor A NEW round of public consultations on controversial plans for a dual-carriageway bypass of Slane, Co Meath, has … Continue reading

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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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‘Force council to implement HGV ban’ – Meath Chronicle. Letter to the Editor by Vincent Salafia of Save Newgrange

Force council to implement HGV ban Meath Chronicle – Letters | Wednesday, 8th September, 2010 Dear sir – Slane needs a dual-carriageway bypass (built to motorway standard) like Minister Dempsey needed the (larger) Government jet to go to summer school … 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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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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Critics Invited to Fill out UN Heritage Rights Survey Online During Heritage Week

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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