- with the sound of protest
By - Kevin Jenkinson.
Irish Hollywood actors have joined the
campaign to stop a planned motorway being built through
the Hill of Tara.Actor Stuart Townsend, from Howth in Dublin, and Cork's Jonathan Rhys Myers joined over 200 people to create an image of a Harp as part of a protest against an M3 motorway bypass.
They are among many artists being sought by the campaign to pressure the authorities to reconsider building a bypass through the ancient Co. Meath archaeological site.
The event was directed by renowned aerial artist John Quigley, who has created similar human images in the Arctic and the Amazon.
Although there is a congestion problem, Townsend said they want to draw attention to the Meath MASTER Plan, an alternative route for the new motorway.
Meyers said: "It is important to hold on to your culture".
"I'd like something like this made safe for my grand-kids".
© The Star, 24th. September 2007.
Photo: Paula Geraghty.
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