Protesters vow to step up M3 campaign after deal struck

PROTESTERS opposed to the M3 Meath motorway route yesterday pledged to escalate their campaign.

Campaigners protecting the Rath Lugh national monument at the Tara/Skryne valley said they were prepared to repeat the actions of psychology graduate Lisa Feeney who dug herself into a tunnel for several days.

Ms Feeney finally emerged from the seven-metre shaft late on Saturday night after pleas from her family as well as Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.