Expert: Part of Tara site saveable

A LEADING expert on Tara Valley archaeology has suggested it may still be possible to avoid the demolition of part of the historical Lismullen site being excavated to make way for the M3 motorway.

Dr Conor Newman of NUI Galway said a section of the ancient amphitheatre, which lies outside the route of the controversial motorway, could still be kept in situ.

About a third of the Lismullen site, which was declared a national monument after it was uncovered during construction work on the M3 last March, does not form part of the area required for the construction of the motorway near the Hill of Tara.