Vincent Salafia – Feed- Irish Times – Lorry ban sought as plan for Slane bypass rejected (Letter to the Editor) March 9, 2012
- Refusal of Planning Permission for Slane Bypass Welcomed by Save Newgrange March 7, 2012
- The Sustainable Revolution – Radical Constitutional and Institutional Change in Ireland March 6, 2012
- Seeing The Land For The Trees – Protest the sale of Coillte on 4 March March 2, 2012
- Balance in the budget – Letter to the Editor – The Irish Times October 28, 2011
- Media Coverage – Demonstrations against the Slane Bypass / Dublin to Derry Road October 24, 2011
- Lobby group welcomes decision to suspend Slane bypass project August 10, 2011
- Government Must Prioritize National Monuments Bill in Programme of Legislation April 6, 2011
- Call for Minister for the Environment, Phil Hogan, to Amend the Illegal National Monuments Act April 3, 2011
- Re:Public2011 candidate debate with Vincent Browne and David McWilliams – Tue 15 Feb – Button Factory February 12, 2011
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Meath Chronicle – Hearing on Slane bypass due to start next month
Hearing on Slane bypass due to start next month Meath Chronicle -Wednesday, 26th January, 2011 4:52pm The oral hearing into the proposed Slane Bypass will begin on 15th February in the Boyne Valley Hotel, Drogheda. An Bord Pleanala confirmed the … Continue reading
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Irish Times | Welcome for public hearings into plans for Dublin-Derry road
Welcome for public hearings into plans for Dublin-Derry road FRANK McDONALD, Environment Editor The Irish Times – 14 January 2011 OPPONENTS OF plans for a new road between Dublin and Derry have welcomed a decision by the Oireachtas transport committee … Continue reading
Transport Committee to Hold Hearings on €1bn Dublin to Derry Road
Save Newgrange welcomes the decision by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport, yesterday evening, to hold public hearings in February into the proposed €1bn Dublin to Derry Road. Continue reading
Minister Dempsey Must Clarify N2 Slane Bypass Funding
SAVE NEWGRANGE – PRESS RELEASE – 6 December 2010 ‘Minister Dempsey Must Clarify N2 Slane Bypass Funding’ Save Newgrange is calling on Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey, (Fianna Fail) to clarify whether or not there is funding for the N2 … Continue reading
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Shelving of N2 Slane Bypass Welcomed by Campaigners – Call for Planning Process to be Halted
Save Newgrange welcomes the shelving of the N2 Slane bypass, and is calling for the An Bord Pleanala planning process to be cancelled. The N2 Slane bypass was not included in the Four Year Budget Plan, released on Wednesday, 24 November. However, An Bord Pleanala has since indicated that it is proceeding with an oral hearing, as part of the planning process. Continue reading
Irish Times – Letter to the editor: Was it for this? The state of the nation
Was it for this? The state of the nation The Irish Times – Letter to the Editor – 19 November 2010 Madam, – The Irish Times must end its traditional bias in favour of the Green Party. How can you reconcile … Continue reading
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Tagged editor, human, imf, ireland, irish times, letter, rights, salafia, state of the nation, vincent, was it for this?
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Funding NI A5 Upgrade and Slane Bypass not a Priority for Labour Party
SAVE NEWGRANGE – PRESS RELEASE – 18 November 2010 “Funding NI A5 Upgrade and Slane Bypass not a Priority for Labour Party” The Labour Party has cast doubt over whether it will keep the promise made by the current Government … Continue reading
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Tagged 500m, a5, bypass, costello, joe, n2, newgrange, northern executive, save, slane
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Please participate in the Irish Heritage Rights survey, to be sent to the UN Human Rights Council
TaraWatch and Save Newgrange are urging the public to claim their human right to culture and participate in Universal Periodic Review (UPR) by filling out their Irish Heritage Rights survey, which will be submitted to the UN Human Rights Council. Continue reading
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Tagged culture, heritage, human, human rights committee, human rights council, rights, un, universal periodic review, UPR
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Meath Chronicle: Survey finds ancient earthworks near Slane bypass route
Meanwhile, the Save Newgrange campaign has brought its fight against the proposed Slane bypass to the North-South Ministerial Council. The group has complained to An Bord Pleanala and the North-South Ministerial Council that the public consultation process for the bypass is in breach of the Belfast Agreement, because the consultation does not extend to Northern Ireland. They say that the road proposal is in breach of EU environmental law, which provides for transboundary consultation, where the project is of a transboundary nature.
Spokesman Vincent Salafia said that the N2 Slane Bypass was part of the plan to link the A5/M2 motorway between Dublin and Derry, which is being funded as part of the Belfast Agreement. Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey, has committed €500,000 to the Northern Ireland authorities for construction of the A5 and other roads under the agreement. Continue reading
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Tagged bypass, crewbane, enclosure, feniwck, joe, n2, slane, unesco
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Minister Gormley Must Bring Forward the National Monuments Bill, Before An Bord Pleanála Decides on the N2 Slane Bypass
[Unpublished letter sent to The Irish Times, October 11, 2010] Maol Sheachlainn Ó Caollaí rightly points out that “the current National Monuments Acts do not provide any protection for historic battlefields”, and urges to Minister to include such protections “in … Continue reading
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Tagged act, aughrim, battlefield, bypass, monuments, n2, national, slane, unesco
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