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Irish Government Creating 'Facts On The Ground' At Tara Hill Complex Despite Huge Opposition

by irishhead
Tue Jul 19th, 2005 at 09:18:08 AM EST

Despite widespread opposition from hundreds of academics worldwide, from the Director of The Irish National Museum and from those activists bringing upcoming legal challenges to the routing of a new tolled motorway through the Tara-Skryne complex, the Irish Government is creating facts on the ground by pushing ahead with hasty and crude excavations of the many sites of archeological interest on the proposed route.

The Tara-Skryne Valley Group, the main activist group opposing the planned motorway have called on the government to halt their pre-emptive work and to stop wasting Irish taxpayers money on wanton destruction of a whole area which they believe should be protected as a National monument.

Meanwhile the mainstream media in Ireland looks away and has failed across the board to let the people who according to a recent poll are absolutely against this motorway of the country know that digging at the Tara complex has already begun.

Most Activists who are involved in the campaign link the issue to peak oil and criticise the insanity of massive private investment in tolled motorways at the expense of public transport which is severely underfunded in Ireland at the present time.

Activists believe firmly that corrupt officials and property speculation are behind this almost unbelievable slicing up of one of the most ancient and key symbols of the Irish nation.

Anyone who is concerned about this please contact journalists, archeologists and Irish embassies in your countries, spread the information and if you feel like doing so - make your displeasure clear.

VARIOUS VIEWS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING

Two Views Of How Proposed Moorway/Interchange will Impact Tara Skryne Complex

Motorway to run between St Patrick on the Hill of Tara and the the Church on the Hill of Skryne

Known Sites Of Archeological Significance In Path Of Planned Motorway

Work Now In Progress

Full Indymedia Ireland Archive On This Issue | Previous Irishhead Diary: Shell and Statoil's Unprecedented High Pressure Gas Pipeline In Ireland: 5 Men Jailed At Behest of Shell: Objectors Smeared as 'Terrorists'

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Irish Government Creating 'Facts On The Ground' At Tara Hill Complex Despite Huge Opposition | 7 comments (7 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Irish Government Creating 'Facts On The G (none / 0)

I presume there's court action on the way somewhere here?

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Jul 19th, 2005 at 09:28:09 AM EST

Re: Irish Government Creating 'Facts On The Ground (none / 0)

Hi Colman, Yes - A guy called Vincent Salafia has got permission from the High Court to challenge this. However it seems to me that what is happening is that the Government is pushing ahead with this excavation work, hoping that it will have the work completed BEFORE the challenge is heard.

This is the very first piece of work on the motorway and it seems significant that rather than begin at either end - the work begins at the most contentious spot.

I know that same guy is seeking an injunction to halt the work in photo above work until challenge to motorway route is heard. He is being delayed and fobbed off at every turn and it seems to me a similar situation to Shell in Mayo in that the government and courts are working hand in hand to allow facts on the ground to be created.

Anyway thanks for the response. There is a lot of reading in the embedded links in my diary if you want to get to grips with it.

The very fact alone that Frank Dunlop (proven corrupt official) was involved in various property deals in and around the intersection should be ringing some very loud alarm bells. Just like the fact that the whole shell mayo thing was decided by Ray Burke (proven corrupt politician) essentially in a pivate behind closed doors wih oil companies should set off very loud alarm bells.

As Joe Higgins would say -"Ansbacher Man Still Stalks the Land"

by irishhead on Tue Jul 19th, 2005 at 09:44:03 AM EST

Re: Irish Government Creating 'Facts On The Ground (none / 0)

Fianna Fail (current main ruling party) really need a spell out of government, don't they? Arrogant so-and-sos.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Jul 19th, 2005 at 09:51:07 AM EST
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Re: Irish Government Creating 'Facts On The Ground (none / 0)

two recommends already! - thanks folks - nice to be on the ground floor of a startup ;-)

by irishhead on Tue Jul 19th, 2005 at 09:46:17 AM EST

Must the road go through there? (none / 0)

Or are there competitive alternatives?

by Coriolanus on Tue Jul 19th, 2005 at 02:43:50 PM EST

Re: Must the road go through there? (none / 0)

There seem to be perfectly viable alternatives, but the government doesn't want to be seen to change its mind.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Jul 19th, 2005 at 02:57:50 PM EST
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Re: Must the road go through there? (none / 0)

There is another route that has been supported by campaigners over which there was no controversy or objections. Government party related speculators and property developers own land on THIS route - not the other one. Thus the nonsensical route. Its all Money Money Money.

by irishhead on Tue Jul 19th, 2005 at 03:04:57 PM EST
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Irish Government Creating 'Facts On The Ground' At Tara Hill Complex Despite Huge Opposition | 7 comments (7 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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