I VISITED the Hill of Tara and surrounding heritage-rich area recently. The ancient Bronze Age hillfort of Rath Lugh, just across the Gabhra valley from Tara, is itself an imposing structure and lies directly in the path of the proposed motorway.

A PLANNING application has been submitted to Meath County Council for a construction and demolition waste recycling plant to be built at the base of the Hill of Tara.

THE only ‘wow’ factor in Environment Minister Dick Roche’s recent announcement of the new Heritage Trust is that he understands the meaning of heritage at all. He didn’t at Tara.