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- Balance in the budget – Letter to the Editor – The Irish Times
- Delay of An Bord Pleanala Decision on Slane Bypass Welcomed
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- Irish Times | Welcome for public hearings into plans for Dublin-Derry road | Save Newgrange on ESRI economist Dr Edgar Morgenroth warned N2 Slane bypass was waste of taxpayers’ money in 2009
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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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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 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
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
BBC Northern Ireland – Battle lines over Slane by-pass drawn
Join Save Newgrange – Northern Ireland – on Facebook Battle lines over by-pass drawn – BBC NI News – 1 June 2010 Villagers in Slane, County Meath, on the main Londonderry to Dublin road, have long campaigned for a bypass … Continue reading
Posted in News, Northern Ireland, Vincent Salafia
Tagged bbc, boinn, bru, bypass, e world, heritage, ireland, na, newgrange, northern, save, site, slane, unesco, vincent salafia
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Save Newgrange welcomes Board’s request for more technical information on Slane bypass
Eastern Route of N2 – put out for consultation in December 2009 Board seeks more technical information on Slane bypass Meath Chronicle: Wednesday, 26th May, 2010 4:56pm A request by Bord Pleanala for further information on the Slane bypass has … Continue reading
Submission Made to Irish Planning Board
Newgrange saga in lap of the gods The Irish Independent – Thursday February 18 2010 The Save Newgrange campaign submitted a document to An Bord Pleanala yesterday outlining opposition to the route of the proposed N2 Slane bypass. The submission … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Impact Statement, News, UNESCO, Vincent Salafia
Tagged bord, buccafurri, bypass, constance, n2, newgrane, pleanala, salafia, save, slane, vincent, vincent salafia
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