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THE current Heritage Week advertisement invites us to “look forward, look back and look around”.

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A campaign group handed over a 10,000-strong petition to the Government today warning them to back away from constructing a motorway near the historic seat of the High Kings of Ireland.

Fri, 05 Nov, 2004

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Actor Stuart Townsend joined environmental campaigners today in a bid to stop the construction of a major motorway close to the historic seat of the High Kings of Ireland.

Sun, 10 Oct, 2004

Motorway plans spell disasterfor Hill of Tara

THE Hill of Tara constitutes the heart and soul of Ireland. Our ceremonial and mythical capital, its very name invokes the spirit and mystique of our people, and is instantly recognisable worldwide.

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