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December 2004
- Save Tara campaign - desperate situation.
- Tara road gets Oireachtas "OK".
- Lack of political vision to blame at Tara.
- Road "threatens seat of Kings".
- Attempt to stop motorway going through Tara goes to Brussels.
- Myths and misinformation puts us on the road to nowhere.
- The politicians who went up a hill.
- Tara golf course rejected on "heritage" grounds.
- NRA spells out policy on M3 to public.
- Debate surrounding new road.
- Minister says he cannot "vary" M3 route.
- Haughey softens stance on Tara Hill motorway.
- Dáil Committee to view motorway route.
- Cavan Council to demand immediate progress on M3.
- Project delays will strangle growth.
- Public debate being sought.
- NRA accused of using public funds in media roads war.
- Greens criticise NRA use of taxpayers money.
- Act of desecration on a place of peace and tranquility.
- A slow crawl through Tara Industrial Estate.
- Business people to spearhead campaign for "critical" route.
- Road Chiefs in drive to shatter M3 row "myths".
- More than 2000 pro-Tara signatures.
- Tara Protection Plan abandoned.
- Tara alternative outlined in 2000 study.
- The concrete isle.
- Archaeologist reminds Meath public representatives.
- Labour Party motion "a definition of hypocrisy", says Dempsey.
- Politicians under fire.
- M3 debate on Tara becomes a major national story.
- Socialist Bertie not yet for turning.
- M3 proposal "is about our heritage".
- Tara: a line in the sand.
- Hayes calls roads body "unaccountable".
November 2004
- Hill of Tara and a new motorway.
- Tara will prove we care nothing for our history.
- Thousands turn out for Tara.
- Tearing up the past.
- The alternative to a royal mess.
- M3 through unique heritage area is vital, says minister.
- Gilmore calls for M3 plan to be scrapped.
- Postpone building M3 at Tara, says Rabbitte.
- Labour joins campaign against Tara motorway.
- There is a better, cheaper solution.
- Campaign to save Tara enters Seanad.
- International outcry.
- The real cost of desecration.
- Taoiseach needs to pull up his socks.
- Decision due on Hill of Tara motorway.
October 2004
- Meath residents to propose M3 alternatives.
- A wealth of Heritage a dearth of planning.
- Protesters re-enact ancient feis in Tara motorway battle.
- History will repeat itself.
- Let common sense prevail....save Tara.
- A seat of Kings.
- Long road to decide fate of our precious past.
- Putting the brakes on road building.
- Legal action against the proposed M3 motorway.
- The National Roads Authority will open talks.
September 2004
- Battle For The Boyne Needs More Assistance.
- Council Invites Pope To Tara.
- Colrs. Plan Meeting With Archaeologists On M3 Excavations.
- 28 archaeological sites on M3 motorway route.
- "God Help Tara" Says Dangan Man.
August 2004
- The passion and the fury: Road projects in dire straits.
- An act designed to facilitate roads and real estate.
- NRA happy with Contract to Company under probe.
- Defining the historical landscape of Tara.
July 2004
June 2004
- NRA unearths 28 archaeological sites near Tara M3.
- NRA digs itself into a hole at Hill of Tara.
- The M3 and Tara: Profit and Loss.
- Strong Backing For M3 From Local Chambers.
- Historians, Archaeologists, Politicians and others up in arms.
May 2004
- MAHS appeals to Taoiseach.
- Tara group in last-ditch plea to Taoiseach.
- On the road to a battle at Tara.
April 2004
- Pre-historic cemetery found on route for M3.
- Druids Concern Over Tara.
- Leading archaeologists call for rethink on Tara motorway.
- US Archaeologists urge M3 re-route.
- Council and NRA accused of "costly error" over M3 motorway route.
March 2004
- NRA bids to save Tara route.
- Bulldozing history and landscape.
- Irish Archaeology in state of crisis from neglect.
February 2004
- Tara Valley M3 plans show nothing is beyond "The Pale" for the road lobby.
- An Indiana Jones at every interchange and lay-by.