New legislation must be passed before further work to demolish the Medieval remains of a castle can be carried out, a court ruled today.

An appeal against the construction of a roundabout over the medieval remains of Carrickmines Castle, Co Dublin, must be heard within the next few days, a court ruled today.

A conservationist was today granted leave to appeal against a decision made by Environment Minister Martin Cullen to demolish archaeological remains to build a roundabout.