Prehistoric site must be preserved

LET us talk creatively about Tara and the M3: pause the motorway work and reroute the Gabhra Valley section of the M3.

The other sections may not need amendment. Fast-track the restoration or provision of rail services to the northeast — review the spatial strategy for the region.

Last Sunday, when I was in the area, the day was meteorologically ‘soft’ and overcast, but that was a subliminal reminder of certain aspects of the site, where people have been living since before the time when the building blocks for the pyramids still lay undisturbed in their quarries.