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Drogheda Port Company revisits €300m expansion at BremoreDevelopment never quite goes away, its often sneaked in under the door. There is an active FB page ....Save Bremore Heritage Group. NO PORT HERE! following the continuing saga.... continues... |
Posted by moss12th April 2011ce |
New deepwater port may be moved north to avoid tombsA change of mind, a change of politics or maybe a devilish plot......... continues... |
Posted by moss 24th February 2010ce |
Save Bremore Heritage Group: Press ReleaseThe Drogheda Independent carries the latest news from the Save Bremore campaign... "THE Save Bremore Heritage campaign got under way with a very positive and informative meeting in the Huntsman's Inn Gormanston... continues... |
Posted by gjrk19th February 2010ce |
Bremore group says area could be as important as TaraA CAMPAIGN to Save Bremore claims the coastal strip on the Meath/Dublin border may be one of the richest archaeological areas in Ireland, with aspects comparable to the Hill of Tara... continues... |
Posted by moss 21st December 2009ce |
Bremore - New port threat still thereBremore. Quo Vadis By Gordon Kingston, Heritage Action By 2007 Ireland's booming economy and growth in demand for construction materials, was causing increased capacity pressure at the ten ports along its Eastern seaboard... continues... |
Posted by moss 26th October 2009ce |
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Renewed Threat to Bremore Passage Tombs An Taisce and Dr. Mark Clinton warn of the threat posed by the proposed extension for the development of Drogheda Port. Less than a week left to object. "The forces are powerful but we must try, at least. Try not to stand by and let it happen again." http://heritageaction.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/bremore-renewed-threat-to-passage-tombs/ |
Posted by gjrk 3rd September 2009ce |
Bremore decision vindication for heritage conservationThe decision to move large parts of the proposed port infrastructure at Bremore, North Dublin, away from an area containing a cluster of Stone Age passage tombs is a vindication for the heritage conservation lobby, an expert on ancient Ireland has said... continues... |
Posted by mythicalireland 12th January 2009ce |
Major parts of port to be built in MeathA major change in planning for the new €300 million port at Bremore in north Co Dublin will result in large parts of the infrastructure for the port being transferred from Fingal into County Meath because of the presence of important archaeological monuments on the original site, the Meath Chronicle has learned... continues... |
Posted by mythicalireland 12th January 2009ce |
George Eogan "lashes Bremore Port location"Expert lashes Bremore port location "Speaking at a recent meeting of the Balbriggan Historical Society, Professor George Eogan said the area on both sides of the Delvin River from Gormanston to Bremore is a large Megalithic cemetery dating from 3,500BC... continues... |
Posted by CianMcLiam10th June 2008ce |
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New port site threatens Bremore passage graves Even though the Bremore monuments have been the subject of a protective order for decades, discussion of a new deepwater port site at Bremore poses a threat to their preservation. The port proposal is entering into the planning process... Read the full story in the Meath Chronicle. |
Posted by C Michael Hogan26th March 2008ce Edited 26th March 2008ce |
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I didnt think such a lovely site could be located so close to Dublin. However it appears that its vicinity to Dublin could also be its downfall with plans for a port here. The bay really is lovely and my thinking would be that the mounds are located here due to the abundance of sea food that would have been obtainable here. The 5 mounds are covered with crops this time of year so it is best to access via the shoreline if this is possible. |
Posted by bawn7915th July 2008ce |
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I parked mid-way down the long track that leads to the seashore and walked the rest of the way. Three of the smaller remaining mounds are quite distinguishable but maybe not for too much longer. A remaining piece of the kerbing on the far south-east mound has been damaged by a harvesting machine. The obvious main mound has a distinguishable passage aligned north-west. The mound immediately to the west of it has merged with it in the undergrowth. I could see the Cooleys and the Mournes away to the north from here today. Beautiful. The shoreline is covered with the shells of many types of seafood and this abundance could have accounted for a large proportion of the food from any ancient inhabitants. |
Posted by ryaner13th July 2006ce |
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The Heritage JournalBremore, Slane, Tara: How can we know the Dancer from the Dance? |
Posted by Littlestone30th January 2010ce Edited 30th January 2010ce |
An Taisce appeal against the proposed development of Bremore PortAn Taisce is The National Trust of Ireland, a map outlining the proposed port shows the importance of this threatened landscape, and how the development will destroy both archaeological sites and a fragile habitat. |
Posted by moss 28th January 2010ce |
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