MORE than 1,200 tractors took part in a rally against EirGrid’s proposals to build overhead electricity pylons in counties Monaghan, Cavan and Meath.

ANTI-PYLON protesters have given a guarded welcome to government plans for an independent study on the health and other implications of high voltage power lines.

A TWELFTH century abbey, used in the filming of Mel Gibson’s Braveheart, was the scene of a massive demonstration yesterday as protestors formed a human chain to highlight their opposition to a planned pylon project in the northeast.

Up to a 1,000 people are expected to attend a rally in Meath tonight protesting at plans to build high-voltage overhead powerlines linking the country’s electricity to the North.

Up to a 1,000 people are expected to attend a rally in Meath tomorrow protesting at plans to build high voltage overhead power lines linking the country’s electricity to the North.