Madness, surely.

Suaimhneach

http://www.taraskryne.org/

Just look at that site, read through it. How unbeliveable mad is it that our government wants to ruin something so amazing?

I mean, just look at it.

*me shakes head and wonders*

Sometimes I think the world really really is gone mad.

Miles

Hopefully the conservationists will be able to pay a bigger bribe than the developers.

Maximilian

That road will be great. Hope it goes as close as the one by that Stonehenge thing, so I can see it as I drive by. Anyone know if there will there be access to this tara thingy in 4x4's from the motorway?

StickyMcGinty

the roads goin to be miles away from Tara anyway, and we badley need this road, dunshaughlin is in bits with traffic all the time now, and we all want to by-pass navan!

ferdi

there is already a large road "near" tara (at least 2km away), the planned m3 is even further away than that!

ageary2003

who needs heritage, i suggest we get a big ball of tar and drop it on ireland from space. Honestly some people seem to care more about getting on there commute faster than have important sites like this. Surely it isnt that much effor t to build the road a few miles away.

woosaysdan

yeah and we could use one of those mounds as a roundabout!!!

Chalk

when is the last time of any of you whiney hippies went out to tara.
I mean, ffs, if your so upset get on your wheelieboard and exercise yourself out there.
just think some rocks and a hill could be near a road in the future.

joejoem

has nobody made that photo into a funny photo yet.....the possibilities are endless

ShiverinEskimo

Does anyone have access to the official distance away the road will be be or an OS map showing the proposed route. seems to be a few people saying that it isn't actually going to be that close to it.
And I agree with the hippie remark, when WAS the last time you visited it? If the build a road through it millions will see it!

Third_Echelon

ageary2003 wrote:

who needs heritage, i suggest we get a big ball of tar and drop it on ireland from space. Honestly some people seem to care more about getting on there commute faster than have important sites like this. Surely it isnt that much effor t to build the road a few miles away.

the road is going to be a few miles away from the hill of tara. The road is desperately needed though...

Pet

Chalk wrote:

when is the last time of any of you whiney hippies went out to tara.
I mean, ffs, if your so upset get on your wheelieboard and exercise yourself out there.
just think some rocks and a hill could be near a road in the future.

I live quite near to it actually. And if you had the slightest clue about Neolithic monuments, you'd realise that there are always smaller satellite tombs scattered for miles around, which have yet to be excavated. So this road would inevitably destroy a lot of archaelogical matter that hasn't even been discovered yet.

Oriel

Hey! It's boardsman!

http://www.taraskryne.org/tarapic.jpg

*adele*

it does look like a lil man

Tiriel

Pet wrote:

I live quite near to it actually. And if you had the slightest clue about Neolithic monuments, you'd realise that there are always smaller satellite tombs scattered for miles around, which have yet to be excavated. So this road would inevitably destroy a lot of archaelogical matter that hasn't even been discovered yet.

now I don't agree with building the road.. but just one point... the govt. will not spend money on excavating sites or areas unless there is a proposed building or development.. so the only way a lot of archaeological evidence is found in this country is as a result of roads like this. If the road does go ahead the area will first have to undergo serious excavations.. which would not otherwise be done anytime in the near future..

NotMe

Maximilian wrote:

That road will be great. Hope it goes as close as the one by that Stonehenge thing, so I can see it as I drive by. Anyone know if there will there be access to this tara thingy in 4x4's from the motorway?

Ha ha ha.....

Mimikyu

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NotMe

joejoem wrote:

has nobody made that photo into a funny photo yet.....the possibilities are endless

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captainplanet

isnt that what that letter is about? the one on the link?

Suaimhneach

I wasn't gonna reply because the post was met with such ignorance by some.

This isn't just a road. It is a toll road. They are going to charge you to use it.

It is not going to fix traffic problems, merely move them onto the next town.

Did anyone _actually_ read the site?

There are many other alternatives.

Saving Tara, a very relevant place in Ireland, for numerous reasons, and moving a road three miles to the other side is something that is not that hard to do, regardless of how you feel about Tara itself.

StickyMcGinty

moving the road another 3 miles will take another 10 years of planning, and we'll never get the road. The m3 has already been in the works for 7 years, any slight changes and its back to the drawing board for the planning

Pet

VinnyL wrote:

moving the road another 3 miles will take another 10 years of planning, and we'll never get the road. The m3 has already been in the works for 7 years, any slight changes and its back to the drawing board for the planning

Oh no, god save us, we wouldn't want to let our heritage and history get in the way of commuters...

seamus

Pet wrote:

Oh no, god save us, we wouldn't want to let our heritage and history get in the way of commuters...

There's got to be a certain amount of give and take here. For the sake of some vaguely interesting rocks and bones, you can't always stand in the way of the requires of today's society.

Besides, when we're all dead and buried, some archaeologist in the future will find the tomb *and* the road! So all is not lost.

Pet

seamus wrote:

There's got to be a certain amount of give and take here. For the sake of some vaguely interesting rocks and bones, you can't always stand in the way of the requires of today's society.

Besides, when we're all dead and buried, some archaeologist in the future will find the tomb *and* the road! So all is not lost.

It's not just rocks and bones though; it's arguably one of the most important heritage sites in Ireland, not to mention a major tourist attraction. Look what happened to Stonehenge, and the difficulties surrounding it today.
I know it does need to be built, but there's already enough give and take in the fact that it's going through a very scenic area. The current route just adds insult to injury. And this is the Irish government we're talking about here - you can be guaranteed they're going to take the stupidest, most backward and ignorant route possible, because that's what they inevitably do.

Boggle

I've no problem with the road - but I do object to the toll part of it. (actually I dont mind if alternative routes are available and its 100% private)

Heritage is nice but if it's needed then it has to be built.

Maximilian

Maybe make a golf course out of it - they'd look after the grass and stuff, if that would keep the treehuggers happy. Hill of Tara Country Club has a ring to it, doesn't it?