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- Delay of An Bord Pleanala Decision on Slane Bypass Welcomed
- Media Coverage – Demonstrations against the Slane Bypass / Dublin to Derry Road
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- Irish Times – Lobby group welcomes decision to suspend Slane bypass project
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- Government Must Prioritize Monuments Bill in Programme of Legislation
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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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Call for Minister for the Environment, Phil Hogan, to Amend the Illegal National Monuments Act
The new Minister for the Environment, Phil Hogan, must act immediately to amend the National Monuments Act and the Planning and Development Act to comply with EU law and save our important cultural and archaeological sites. Continue reading
Posted in European Law, human rights
Tagged eia, eu, european law, hogan, lismullin, m3, phil, tara, unesco
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Irish Times: Earthwork ‘could have been part of Unesco heritage site’
The Irish Times – Tuesday, October 12, 2010 FRANK McDONALD Environment Editor A PREVIOUSLY unrecorded “impressively large earthwork” – believed to be part of the outer defences of an early medieval royal stronghold at Knowth, in the Boyne Valley – … Continue reading
PA Newswire, Ireland: Campaigners Fight Siting of Bypass Near Historical Sites
Campaigners tonight vowed to rally opinion against a controversial bypass after planners ordered a council to reopen public consultations. The Save Newgrange group said the move was a victory for those against proposals to run the N2 Slane bypass close to historical sites of Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth in Co Meath. Continue reading
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
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 – 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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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