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Pierce Brosnan e-mails support for Athlumney campaign
Story by Ann Casey
Friday, 14th December, 2018 12:13pm
Story by Ann Casey
Friday, 14th December, 2018 12:13pm
Pierce Brosnan has officially rowed in behind the campaign to stop the removal of the wall and 22 trees near the 15th century Athlumney Castle.
The James Bond actor, who is a freeman of Navan, says he has thrown his "hat in the ring and signed up in protest and offered a small subscription to the cause".
In an e-mail to Cllr Wayne Forde he said he would love to hear more of what is being done in the area.
He said he was "hearing from my dear cousin, Donal Reilly and many more who know I'm a Navan man that they want to take down the wall from St Michaels...
"That would be a terrible assault for sure, one the landscape.
"The railway, wall, the castle and the railway bridge, the cemeteries on both (sic), with their stiles are very much part of my childhood memories."
The Holywood star recalled he had been back in Navan three years ago with his wife, Keely, showing her his homestead of Boyne Crest.
"I'm not sure what help I can be from the beach at Malibu but feel free Wayne to reach out and have a chat about it all," he said.
Cllr Forde was delighted with the correspondence and thanked Margaret Tierney and Donal Reilly for getting Pierce Brosnan to contact him.
"Pierce Brosnan is a very proud Navan and Meath man.
"Thanks so much Pierce Brosnan. We are all very proud of you and we all love you. Pierce Brosnan _ a true gentleman.
"He wants me to ring him at least once a month and when he comes back to Ireland, Pierce wants to meet me. I'm just gobsmacked," he said.
The James Bond actor, who is a freeman of Navan, says he has thrown his "hat in the ring and signed up in protest and offered a small subscription to the cause".
In an e-mail to Cllr Wayne Forde he said he would love to hear more of what is being done in the area.
He said he was "hearing from my dear cousin, Donal Reilly and many more who know I'm a Navan man that they want to take down the wall from St Michaels...
"That would be a terrible assault for sure, one the landscape.
"The railway, wall, the castle and the railway bridge, the cemeteries on both (sic), with their stiles are very much part of my childhood memories."
The Holywood star recalled he had been back in Navan three years ago with his wife, Keely, showing her his homestead of Boyne Crest.
"I'm not sure what help I can be from the beach at Malibu but feel free Wayne to reach out and have a chat about it all," he said.
Cllr Forde was delighted with the correspondence and thanked Margaret Tierney and Donal Reilly for getting Pierce Brosnan to contact him.
"Pierce Brosnan is a very proud Navan and Meath man.
"Thanks so much Pierce Brosnan. We are all very proud of you and we all love you. Pierce Brosnan _ a true gentleman.
"He wants me to ring him at least once a month and when he comes back to Ireland, Pierce wants to meet me. I'm just gobsmacked," he said.
www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/petition-calls-to-save-wall-featured-in-pierce-brosnan-instagram-post-1.3719598
Petition calls to save wall featured in Pierce Brosnan Instagram post
Proposed cycle scheme in Navan would involve knocking down structure beside Athlumney Castle
Tue, Dec 4, 2018, 11:12
An online petition has been started to protect an old stone wall and nearly two dozen trees along a street in Navan town which has been described by actor Pierce Brosnan as “a part of my five year old’s memory”.
Covent Road, which runs alongside Athlumney Castle, has been earmarked as part of the route for the proposed Navan 2030 Athlumney to Trim cycle scheme.
However, local campaigners have warned that the area is of “huge archaeological interest” and that the plans for constructing the cycle path, which would involve knocking down an old stone wall connected to Athlumney Castle, are “fatally flawed”.
Covent Road, which runs alongside Athlumney Castle, has been earmarked as part of the route for the proposed Navan 2030 Athlumney to Trim cycle scheme.
However, local campaigners have warned that the area is of “huge archaeological interest” and that the plans for constructing the cycle path, which would involve knocking down an old stone wall connected to Athlumney Castle, are “fatally flawed”.
The stretch of road in question featured in a photograph on Brosnan’s Instagram account earlier this year. The Navan actor described walking along the path with his grandfather Philip Smith and the stories he told of the “little people” who lived in an “abandoned wee house, tucked into the side of the shady road”.
“On summer evenings he and I would walk up the lane hand in hand as the last slow rays of sunshine fell through the canopy of trees,” he posted in March 2018 alongside a photo of himself and his wife on Covent Road. “This road that Keely and I stand on in the photo is a part of my five year old’s memory.”
The Save Navan Town Heritage group, representing local residents, historians and archaeologists, have launched an online petition calling on Meath County Council to reconsider its plans for the proposed cycle route along the road which appeared in Brosnan’s photo.
The group has proposed creating the cycle lane as part of a “shared space” with motorists rather than knocking down the wall and trees. “We feel that decisions are being made by the council that are not best for the heritage of the town or what people want to see done in the town,” wrote the group in the petition.
“On summer evenings he and I would walk up the lane hand in hand as the last slow rays of sunshine fell through the canopy of trees,” he posted in March 2018 alongside a photo of himself and his wife on Covent Road. “This road that Keely and I stand on in the photo is a part of my five year old’s memory.”
The Save Navan Town Heritage group, representing local residents, historians and archaeologists, have launched an online petition calling on Meath County Council to reconsider its plans for the proposed cycle route along the road which appeared in Brosnan’s photo.
The group has proposed creating the cycle lane as part of a “shared space” with motorists rather than knocking down the wall and trees. “We feel that decisions are being made by the council that are not best for the heritage of the town or what people want to see done in the town,” wrote the group in the petition.
Public consultations on the cycle scheme were held in October 2018 with work proposed to begin in 2019 and be completed by 2021. The cycle route would create “safer and more attractive active travel routes for cyclists and pedestrians alike” and “meet local and national objectives in terms of healthy and active living,” according to the proposal from Meath County Council.
