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Roads to nowhere? The Irish Times | Motors

Surely it would be more sensible to concentrate on upgrading the hundreds of dangerous, unkempt existing secondary roads where the vast majority of fatalities occur rather than building more and more highways that run the real risk of becoming white elephants reminding us for generations to come of our profligacy. Continue reading

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

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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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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Please support the Save Newgrange campaign

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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Irish Heritage Rights Survey – Heritage Week Online Petition Drive

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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