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tara Awareness Demonstration at NRA talk

category dublin | environment | event notice author Monday November 20, 2006 12:51author by Tara 3

"Delivering the National Roads Network - Value for Money?"

Roads & Transportation Society Presents and Evening Lecture:

- "Delivering the National Roads Network - Value for Money?"

Presented by Fred Barry, CEO, National Roads Authority

Tuesday, 21st November 2006, 18.30
Engineers Ireland, 22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin

Fred Barry, Chartered Engineer and Chief Executive Officer of the National Roads Authority will address the issue of Value for Money in relation to the national roads development programme.

The key issues being discussed will include:
- Cost/benefit analysis on the national roads network
- The comparisons between Irish and other European countries captial
costs
- The cost trends in Ireland and
- The industry capacity to deliver without sparking cost inflation.

Save tara Skryne Valley Group, and TaraWatch will hold a demonstration near the event at 6.00pm as part of the Climate Change Challenge

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author by Tara 3publication date Mon Nov 20, 2006 20:47author address author phone

Here's a map showing the location of Clyde Road

clyde.jpg

author by TDpublication date Tue Nov 21, 2006 17:58author address author phone

M3 protesters picket roads seminar

Last Updated: 21/11/2006 06:00

http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2006/1121/bre...2.htm

Protesters will today picket a Dublin seminar attended by the National
Roads Authority over plans to build a motorway past the Hill of Tara.

The demonstration will be led by the Save Tara Skryne Valley Group and
Tara Watch, which are both opposed to the new M3 passing near the
ancient site in Co Meath.

The M3 protest groups are mounting their demo as part of the Climate
Change Challenge series of protests. Thousands of daily commuters have
blamed the delay in building the motorway for congestion around Co
Meath towns.

The event in Ballsbridge will hear a presentation on the "Delivering
the National Roads Network - Value for Money?" by NRA chief Fred Barry.

Issues discussed will include a cost/benefit analysis on the national
roads network and comparisons between Irish and other European
countries.

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M3 protesters picket roads seminar
21/11/2006 - 07:02:53
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=201860226&p...6x93z

Motorway protesters will today picket a Dublin seminar attended by the
National Roads Authority.

The demonstration will be led by the Save Tara Skryne Valley Group and
Tara Watch which are both opposed to the new M3 passing near the Hill
of Tara in Co Meath.

The event in Ballsbridge will hear a presentation on the topic:
Delivering the National Roads Network – Value for Money? By NRA chief
Fred Barry.

Issues discussed will include a cost/benefit analysis on the national
roads network and comparisons between Irish and other European
countries.

The M3 protest groups are mounting their demonstration as part of the
Climate Change Challenge series of protests.

Thousands of daily commuters have blamed the delay in building the
motorway for congestion around Co Meath towns.

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http://www.eveningecho.ie/news/bstory.asp?j=201860226&p...60986



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