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Please support the Save Newgrange campaign

Posted on August 20, 2010 by vincent

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 Times – An Irishwoman’s Diary by Eileen Battersby on the N2 Slane Bypass and the Battle of the Boyne Site

Posted on July 12, 2010 by vincent

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 →

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Meath Chronicle: Council to close Slane Bridge for structural investigation

Posted on July 8, 2010 by vincent

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 →

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Irish Times – Appeals board to look at Slane bypass

Posted on June 14, 2010 by vincent

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 →

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BBC Northern Ireland – Battle lines over Slane by-pass drawn

Posted on June 2, 2010 by vincent

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 →

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Save Newgrange welcomes Board’s request for more technical information on Slane bypass

Posted on May 26, 2010 by vincent

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 →

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Slane bypass Environmental Impact Statement

Posted on February 3, 2010 by vincent

Free download of the entire Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Slane bypass. The public must make submissions to the Irish planning Board, An Bord Pleanala, by February 17, 2010. The cost is 50 euro per submission. Non Technical Summary … Continue reading →

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