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.
Therefore, it is intriguing why Gormley can't or won't
act - but then again since the very start of the Tara/M3
debacle, there have been more questions than answers.
David Marlborough,
Kenilworth Park,
Dublin 6w.
© The Irish Examiner, 10th. March 2008.
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