Druids gather on cursed Tara

PLANNING disputes regularly end in curses but the raging row over the M3 and the Hill of Tara may have been caused by a curse, according to some opponents of the motorway plan.

A team of determined druids yesterday set out to lift the centuries-old jinx which they believe was cast upon the ancient site in the middle ages by priests angry at the refusal of the reigning king to cede his authority to a member of the clergy.

The druids, enthusiasts of ancient Irish history, lore and law, held a series of ceremonies on the hill which attracted several hundred visitors from around the world for the annual summer solstice celebrations.