Townsend protests Tara motorway

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

The movie star had invited dozens of celebrities and politicians to attend yesterday’s celebration at the Hill of Tara in Co Meath.

Townsend, 31, has joined a local action organisation, Save Tara Skryne Valley Group, to oppose the building of the M3 motorway, which the National Roads Authority plans to route close to the site.