Bono on our side, say Tara campaigners

Bono stated that the M3 motorway at Tara is “a bad idea” when he arrived at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin today, according to campaigners.

The U2 frontman is attending a conference where Al Gore is to give a talk entitled: 'Thinking Green: Economic Strategy for the 21st Century'.

Tara campaigners, who are rallying outside the conference to oppose the National Development Plan 2006-2013, aim to give a letter to Gore’s aides, asking him to examine the M3 issue.

“Bono was happy to take a flyer, and clearly stated his opposition to the M3 project,” claimed Vincent Salafia of Tarawatch.

“We are hopeful that Bono tackle the M3 issue here in Ireland, since the economic policies driving its construction are having a negative impact on the third world.

“It's a ‘Beautiful Day’ for the Tara campaign.”

Government ministers Eamon Ryan, Noel Dempsey and former Minister for the Environment Dick Roche, who rubber stamped the controversial route, were heckled as they arrived at the talks.