Campaigners to mount protest against Tara excavations

Opponents of the plan to build a motorway through the Tara-Skryne valley in Co Meath are due to mount a protest in the area this evening.

The demonstration will take place at the foot of the Hill of Tara, close to where the proposed M3 is being built.

The Save Tara-Skryne Valley group said the protest was arranged to highlight anger at the way in which archaeological excavations were being carried out.

The group said mechanical diggers were being used despite assurances to the contrary, while normal procedures such as the hand-sifting of top soil were not being observed.