Ownership of Hebble Sand revealed
Through an AIE to the Revenue we reveal ownership and other details of the Hebble Sand wreck that has long been a public eye sore in Drogheda
AIE
Council publishes response to public consultation on Morning Dunes draft management plan
Please read down for a copy of the response
Public submissions on Mornington Dunes management plan
Readers will remember that in November/December last year there was a short public consultation on a draft management plan for part of the Boyne Estuary SAC. Meath County Council has released the public submissions, 5 in total and they are copied below.
Failed Greenway project costs €500k to date
We’ve learned via an access to environmental information request that Meath County Council has incurred costs of almost half a million euro to date, mostly for external consultants. The table of costs is copied below
Did Department of Education pay over the odds for Mill Road school site?
Today we publish records we obtained from the Department of Education about its purchase of the Educate Together Secondary School site at the corner of the Mill Road and Colpe Road. The information that was released to us from the Department of Education suggests that You can also read the coverage in the Irish Examiner […]
Greenway refusal
We are just posting the decision of An Bord Pleanála refusing permission for the Drogheda to Mornington greenway. We may issue some commentary in due course.
Underwhelming plans to reallocate road space in East Meath to active travel
The Climate Action Plan 2023 requires local authorities to identify roads suitable for reallocation to active travel such as walking and cycling. We reported on Drogheda where are extensive active travel plan is in place. We now have received Meath’s list of roads identified as suitable for reallocation and it is underwhelming. Just two roads […]
Report recommends Julianstown Bypass project proceed to next stage
We received a copy of a report commissioned for Meath County Council in March 2023 which recommends progressing the Julianstown bypass project to the next stage. Nice to see that the report authors used our photographs on the cover to illustrate the dire traffic situation in the village
Responses to Eastham Road Pedestrian and Cycling project
Meath Co Co recently organised a non-statutory consultation on a proposed Pedestrian and Cycling Facilities on the Eastham Road Bettystown. The consultation responses were not published anywhere but we have obtained a copy via AIE
Meath Co Co tenders for Variation to Development Plan
Meath County Council has just published a call for tenders for consultants to carry out assessments as party of a proposal to vary the Meath County Development plan. This appears to be in response to our successful challenge to excess zoning in Drogheda, although it is not clear what the proposed variation is meant to […]