Vincent Salafia – Feed- DISCUSSION PAPER | Emerging ‘Resource Nationalism’ in Ireland April 24, 2013
- Irish Times – Lorry ban sought as plan for Slane bypass rejected March 9, 2012
- Statement: Refusal of Planning Permission for Slane Bypass Welcomed by Save Newgrange March 7, 2012
- Balance in the budget – Letter to the Editor – The Irish Times October 28, 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
- Meath Chronicle – Hearing on Slane bypass due to start next month January 26, 2011
- Irish Times | Welcome for public hearings into plans for Dublin-Derry road January 14, 2011
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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[Unpublished letter sent to The Irish Times, October 11, 2010] Maol Sheachlainn Ó Caollaí rightly points out that “the current National Monuments Acts do not provide any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
Posted in Letter to the Editor, Vincent Salafia
Tagged act, aughrim, battlefield, bypass, monuments, n2, national, slane, unesco
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Londonderry Sentinel | Road lobbyists team up with southern counterparts
Vincent Salafia of Save Newgrange said: “We are delighted to have North-South co-operation between our community groups along the proposed M2/A5 Continue reading
Meath Chronicle | Information on Slane Bypass now on display
This is a victory for the public who were not given the full information in relation to this grandiose proposal, and yet who are expected to foot the bill. Continue reading
