Bertie's chance to carve a place in history
Surely being Irish does not include the building of a motorway through Tara's landscape?
I doubt that those who died 90 years ago intended that their political descendants would drive this project ahead - now considered by many as a sick joke gone terribly wrong.
Recently, the Taoiseach stood with Tony Blair at Eamhain Mhacha (Armagh) and recognised it as the ancient capital of Ulster.
Surely he can recognise Tara as the ancient capital of Ireland?
The Taoiseach has the chance to give the Irish State an unforgettable 90th birthday present and to enter the history books himself.
Let him bring his renowned negotiating skills to bear on this disaster, admit that Noel Dempsey, the NRA and Meath County Council have made a mind-boggling mistake, move the M3 and leave this virtually intact landscape for those who may celebrate the 190th anniversary of the Rising.
The Taoiseach has a choice. He can be a real leader commemorated as the man who saved Tara at a crucial time in our development as a nation, or as the man who destroyed it.
If 1916 had not occurred, would we be fighting to save Tara? After all, the DUP are trying to save the Boyne Valley.
Muireann Ní Bhrolcháin
58 Laurence Ave
Maynooth
Co Kildare
