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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
Posted in Dr Edgar Morgenroth, Save Newgrange, Statements, Vincent Salafia
Tagged ban, bypass, hgv, implement, n2, newgrange, salafia, save, slane, vincent
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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
Posted in Dr Edgar Morgenroth, Economic Argument, Environmental Impact Statement, News, Northern Ireland, Public Consultation, Save Newgrange, Vincent Salafia, Western route v. eastern route
Tagged bypass, edgar, esri, idiotic, morgenroth, n2, newgrange, nra, salafia, save, slane, vincent
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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
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
Posted in human rights, Save Newgrange, Statements
Tagged 3048 project, bypass, heritage, human, n2, newgrange, rights, save, slane, vincent salafia
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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
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
Posted in Battle of the Boyne Site, News, Northern Ireland
Tagged battle, boyne, bypass, n2, newgrange, save, slane, unesco
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Meath Chronicle: Council to close Slane Bridge for structural investigation
Council to close Slane Bridge for structural investigation Meath Chronicle – Wednesday, 7th July, 2010 4:58pm Profile by Ann Casey As the controversy over the proposed Slane bypass continues to rage, Meath County Council is preparing to close Slane bridge … Continue reading
Posted in News, Vincent Salafia, Western route v. eastern route
Tagged boyne, bridge, bru, bypass, close, n2, newgrange, sac, save, slane, unesco, vincent salafia
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Irish Times: An Bord Pleanála considers alternative route for Slane bypass west of village
(Map of eastern route options, from EIS, but no western route option – click to enlarge) An Bord Pleanála considers alternative route for Slane bypass west of village The Irish Times – Friday, July 2, 2010 ELAINE KEOGH AN BORD … Continue reading
Irish Times – Appeals board to look at Slane bypass
Appeals board to look at Slane bypass The Irish Times – Monday, June 14, 2010 AN BORD Pleanála has asked Meath County Council to supply detailed additional information on the proposed N2 Slane bypass – including whether any alternative route … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Impact Statement, News, UNESCO, Western route v. eastern route
Tagged bru na boinne, bypass, n2, route, slane, unesco, western
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