Gormley leaves Tara in a world of its own

ENVIRONMENT Minister John Gormley’s announcement that he intends to seek Unesco world heritage site status for the Burren and Clonmacnoise, while no doubt laudable, contrasts starkly with his Pontius Pilate act regarding that other unique environment — the Hill of Tara — ever since he entered government.

The Green party’s stance on the Tara situation was, frankly, just one of a number of nails applied to the coffin in which their reputation is now buried.

By the declared definition of a world heritage site, Tara undoubtedly qualifies.